Infrastructure

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday commissioned a "less invasive" alternative to New York's nearly $500 million Canarsie Tunnel repair project.

The team rejected a proposal for a $900 million Major League Baseball ballpark in Tampa and plans to remain at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg through 2027.

After a difficult 2018 draws to a close with the U.S. government in shutdown and municipals reeling from a tax law that lowered the value of the tax exemption and took away a key refinancing tool, here’s a list of changes we’d like to see in the coming year.

A federal judge sided with the private passenger train project and tossed out a suit by Indian River County, Florida.

The spending plan uses money generated by a new online sales tax and funds unspent by state agencies.

Muni market professionals would welcome a long-term transportation bill, and some believe the new year offers a window.

UMB Bank also wants the Florida Department of Transportation to pay $75 million in damages.

The agency met an important safety-law deadline and will implement a new law designed to improve its transparency and require better budget planning.

Reps. Brian Mast and Bill Posey asked Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao not to extend a Dec. 31 deadline to issue private activity bonds.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit will finance a 26-mile commuter rail line to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport with a $908 million RRIF loan.

Moody's underscored the sense of uncertainty facing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by dropping its outlook to negative.

The El Paso County Commissioners Court has approved tax rebates to help pay for the renovation of the Plaza Hotel building.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's troubleshooting plan for New York public housing features three new programs.

Applications doubled from 2017, growing to 851 from all 50 states and also U.S. territories.

Pension and other retirement benefits still pose a stiff challenge, the organization said in its annual report card on the states.

The private passenger train project in Florida also faces new litigation from longtime adversary Indian River County.

“We have starved our state of a fundamental economic investment and job creator,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Rep. Steve Stivers plans to use the recruiting skills he honed as chair of the House GOP campaign arm to enlist new members of the bipartisan Municipal Finance Caucus in the next Congress.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants a second look at the planned L-train shutdown while Sen. Charles Schumer called the authority slow in positive train control.

Hasan Ikhrato joins the San Diego Association of Governments, which has been without an executive director since Gary Gallegos stepped down amid scandal in 2017.