Infrastructure

Minnesota would impose a tax on wholesale sales of gasoline to help generate at least $800 million in new revenue annually for transportation projects under a proposal unveiled by Senate majority leaders.

Municipal bonds could get caught up in corporate tax reform, particularly if infrastructure financing is involved, a former Treasury Department official said.

Maine's $2 billion, three-year transportation program is designed to upgrade the state's infrastructure despite sluggish federal highway funding.

Pennsylvania DOT has finalized all terms for the department's $899 million Rapid Bridge Replacement Project, Secretary Barry Schoch confirmed.

Connecticut's Bond Commission approved $5.75 million toward new railroad stations on the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield line and the New Haven line, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

Three former chairmen of New York's MTA called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to fully fund the authority's $32 billion capital plan.

The $996 million federal grant Massachusetts received to extend a Boston-area Green Line streetcar route is a credit positive, said Moody's.

New IBTTA president Javier Rodriguez seeks more toll options to fund investments in transportation infrastructure.

Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla announced Friday evening that he was recommending a new leader for the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority.

Tennessee highway coalition drums up support for an increase in state taxes and fees for infrastructure projects.