Infrastructure

A sales tax hike to support $1.7 billion in annual transportation and education funding will go before Michigan voters under a plan lawmakers approved in a compromise with Gov. Rick Snyder.

A ruling by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board that it has authority to pre-empt state environmental law on construction of California's high speed rail project conflicts with a previous decision by a California Court of Appeals.

The New Orleans Aviation Board expects to issue up to $659 million in revenue bonds in February to finance a state-of-the-art terminal and related infrastructure.

Private investors will begin collecting tolls soon on new interstate express lanes in Virginia built and operated under a P3 agreement through 2087.

A big uncertainty for New York's MTA looms after it approved its operating budget for 2015: Its proposed $32 billion capital plan, which state officials must approve.

Spending on fuel for cars and trucks in 2015 is expected to reach the lowest level in 11 years due to falling pump prices and more efficient engines, according to the Energy Information Administration.

Moody's raises its outlook for U.S. airports to positive as economic growth boosts passenger loads.

Long Island's Nassau County now must plug a budget gap after legislators voted unanimously Monday evening to repeal a controversial revenue generating school-zone speed camera program.

Alabama plans to price $508.5 million in highway bonds in mid-January backed by an AAA rating from S&P that could save the state $40 million, the governor said.

New York MTA board members called on the state to waive fees on new money bonds, which could cost the MTA $22.5 million in calendar 2015.