Washington

Republicans in Wisconsin legislature ask planners for more realistic estimates of highway project costs.

The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority has planned a $300 million bond issuance for next month, $100 million of which will be green bonds used to finance a 25-year sewage cleanup project for D.C.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board on Tuesday announced it will hire Simon Wu, a director with Berkeley Research Group here, to be its chief economist starting on Feb. 6.

A 10-year infrastructure proposal from Senate Democrats would provide $1 trillion of federal funding for roads, schools, and airports.

Arlington Memorial Bridge was closed to vehicles during inaugural weekend to prevent further damage to the historic span.

Airports, high-speed rail, and roads, particularly in dense metropolitan areas, could be particularly appealing targets.

A state task force charged with solving Washington’s K-12 education funding crisis failed to overcome its partisan divide, leaving state lawmakers with serious work to do.

The Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Office awarded more than $61 million to whistleblowers in fiscal 2016, the agency said Thursday.

The State of Washington's debt burden grew less than 1% in 2016, according to the state's annual Debt Affordability Study.

Municipal market participants see a slowing of Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service guidance and rules in 2017, but plan to closely watch rules on political subdivisions, tweaks to management contract guidance, and rules for public approval of private activity bonds.