Infrastructure

The county legislature unanimously approved $154 million of bonding projects.

Rep. Bill Shuster's infrastructure discussion draft would temporarily raise federal fuels taxes for the ailing Highway Trust Fund while a newly created commission would determine how to ensure its long-term solvency.

The University of Illinois at Chicago has launched the Government Finance Research Center.

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allows the city to move ahead with borrowing plans that were placed on hold during its legal fight.

Wayne County plans to issue the debt, secured with a state intercept, though the Michigan Finance Authority.

Rudy Salo, a Nixon Peabody partner, discusses whether driverless cars will be a disruptive force in mass transit planning. Keeley Webster hosts.

The debt of New York’s MTA prompted board member David Jones to question whether the authority should have a debt cap.

The measure was the latest in a series of proposals that have been shot down because of divisions between county leaders.

The city of Norwalk successfully executed a $30 million municipal bond sale to pay for city, school and redevelopment capital projects.

The Birmingham-Jefferson County Convention Complex received a blended interest rate of 3.91% on the series of bonds it sold on Tuesday to fund the construction of the downtown stadium and renovation of Legacy Arena.

A motion for summary judgment by Indian River and Martin counties contends that the privately owned project isn’t eligible to use the private activity bonds.

Moody's upgraded the bonds issued to build the Mets' Citi Field while boosting its outlook for Yankee Stadium bonds.

The $41.9 billion spending plan for the only state without a signed budget is on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk.

The tax proposal will appear on the county's November ballot.

With limited supply available, an analyst said North Carolina’s $400 million deal should attract ‘significant demand’ from investors.

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Jonathan Bowles of the Center for an Urban Future tells how New York City's parks infrastructure is crumbling through years of neglect. Paul Burton hosts.

The U.S. Supreme Court case heightens the risks for Georgia, because authorities could be forced to borrow to build alternate water systems.

A plan costing up to $3 billion to replace Lindbergh Field's more t50-year-old Terminal 1 as well as redevelop lop other parts of the airport advanced this week with the release of a lengthy environmental analysis documenting potential impacts.

Orange County, California. Water District expects to be third water agency to close on a WIFIA loan by month's end.