Infrastructure

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and GOP leaders have reached an agreement on spending targets for 2014, but Snyder said the $50 billion plan fails to address some long-term issues, including Medicaid and road funding.

The Virginia Department of Transportation begins a series of meetings to take public comment on the draft six-year work program being considered by the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

The Federal Railroad Administration and Georgia Department of Transportation are preparing a study to evaluate high-speed passenger rail service between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C.

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport received a triple dose of good credit news last week when Moody's Investors Service followed Fitch Ratings in upgrading the airport's credit and Standard & Poor's revised its outlook.

Transportation Corridor Agencies said Neil Peterson will become its new chief executive officer.

President Obama signed a presidential memorandum today that the White House said will modernize the Federal infrastructure permitting process, cutting timelines in half for major infrastructure projects.

Public utilities must awaken ratepayers to the reality that, while energy sources are expanding, water is growing increasingly precious, experts told the Bond Buyer symposium on public utility finance.

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Thursday announced short- and long-term initiatives designed to mitigate the effects of Hurricane Sandy-type storms.

A bill that would tax energy-efficient vehicles for using the road is moving through the Oregon legislature, according to local reports.

Rising concern about the availability of future water supplies and the need for new infrastructure will take center stage at The Bond Buyer's Financing Municipal Utilities Conference.