Infrastructure

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.

High Point plans to take on a new round of debt to finance several water and sewer projects.

Baltimore's $85 million general obligation bond deal is expected to sail into the municipal bond market without fallout from the resignation of the mayor.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission won a lawsuit by truckers over tolling, but still faces questions about how it will manage its $11.8 billion debt load.

Many congressional conservatives have said their alternative is the Trump energy agenda of deregulation and energy independence.

The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk Posner and Andrew Coen discuss inertia on funding for infrastructure out of Washington.

While groups were encouraged to see a bipartisan meeting with Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, some fear munis could be hurt in the compromise.

The sale of a city-owned broadband provider in Burlington, Vermont, concluded a tumultuous decade-long financial crisis that underscored the challenges of local governments trying to execute municipally run enterprises that compete against the private sector.