Infrastructure

Republican lawmakers contend that President Obama is breaking last year's budget agreement with his fiscal 2017 DOT proposal.

New York's MTA delayed holding a vote on a pre-agreement for a 99-year lease of its former midtown Manhattan headquarters to Mort Zuckerman's Boston Properties.

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is calling for an audit of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey revenue related to the agency’s lease agreement with the city.

The full board of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved an additional $66 million to accelerate construction of the long-delayed Second Avenue subway line.

Non-partisan think tank report says states should raise taxes to boost investments in public infrastructure while borrowing costs are low.

California high-speed rail officials said they plan to start the $64.2 billion project in the north, rather than in the south.

Hunton & Williams LLP has hired David Horner as a partner to work in the firm's infrastructure public-private partnerships practice.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority paid out an estimated $236 million in net swap interest the past 15 years, said a Pioneer Institute report.

New York's MTA will continue to sell transportation revenue bonds with a green label as long as investor demand warrants, a finance official said.

Georgia's recently enacted supplemental state budget dedicates $750 million to transportation projects.