Infrastructure

The Trump administration canceled $929 million of funding that had been appropriated for California high-speed rail.

Federally funded infrastructure programs are critical. Sometimes they are the only viable means for infrastructure investment for certain projects.

The governor's preliminary proposal relies on $17.8 billion of borrowing over six years.

Amid the gadgets on display at the Smart Cities NYC conference, some local and regional officials spoke more pragmatically about making tech work.

By reducing debt service expenses with advance refundings, issuers were able to free up borrowing capacity for new investments.

It's time for municipalities to rethink the way they're spending on water infrastructure, experts said this week.

Stephen Benjamin, mayor of Columbia, South Carolina, said P3s already work in metropolitan areas and dialogue needs to be opened with smaller cities looking at P3s.

The Garvee bonds would fund the reconstruction of the stretch through downtown Providence.

Communities that have reached their debt capacity can attract funding from private investors who are focused on energy savings and climate change.

During the kickoff to infrastructure week, the National League of Cities president said the market will take a hit if an infrastructure bill doesn't pass.

Reports of overtime abuse, a call for a prosecutor and strained labor relations, intermingled with a fiscal crisis, produced an explosive board meeting.

Travis County has closed on a $330 million, triple-A rated deal to fund the civil and family courts building in downtown Austin.

As the innovation- and resilience-themed Smart Cities conference begins, questions include how well is New York prepared for another Sandy-like catastrophe.

The Austin City Council voted Thursday to issue $470 million in debt to purchase an East Texas biomass power plant that has only one customer, the city itself.

Airports have been clamoring for an increase in the PFC limit for years, arguing that they need it to help finance capital improvements that would be paid for with new bond issues.

Congress’ capacity and willingness to spend anything significant on infrastructure is severely hampered by the already-massive size of the federal debt.

The urgent need to repair and upgrade the housing stock may offset leeriness over private development.

The current volume cap on PABs issued for highways and freight improvement has just over $2.5 billion remaining that can be authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Five companies responded to a request for “expressions of interest” in building three prisons amid federal scrutiny of conditions in the prison system.

The issuer launched a new investor relations website in advance of its bond sale Tuesday.