Infrastructure

Action in the municipal bond market got underway on Monday as two big deals hit the screens in early activity.

In the first tranche of its $800 million sale, West Virginia says residents will get an opportunity to invest in the state.

Topeka officials will hear public comments Tuesday on extending and increasing a citywide sales tax.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will determine the future of the city's beverage tax policy.

Facing a May 31 deadline to issue the $1.15 billion of PABs, All Aboard Florida asked the federal transportation agency for extra time to sell the debt.

Cities coping with phenomena like climate change and cybersecurity are empowering themselves through data mining and other smart technologies.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner submitted a capital appropriation for the project this week.

As Infrastructure Week ends, it’s sad to note that in the one area where all agree something must be done, there has been no progress.

Public transit agencies have a $90 billion backlog of maintenance, repair and modernization projects.

Bruising political fights over Obamacare and tax reform may have killed the chances for Trump's infrastructure plan, leaving state and local governments to lead the way.

Though they may sound as far apart as they ever were on public-financing of a new Pawtucket Red Sox stadium, House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello and Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien appear to have found what one calls a "framework" and the other "a pathway" for a possible deal.

He joins the firms infrastructure practice after four years at Squire Patton Boggs.

State authorization for design-build use on a Brooklyn-Queens Expressway work is a door-opener, New York City transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said.

The U.S. infrastructure system looks remarkably backwards to many international eyes, and threatens the economy in the long run, experts said on Wednesday.

Water agencies formed a joint powers authority to oversee construction on the $16.3 billion WaterFix project.

The plan could hinder city operations and provide Washington further motivation to cut funding, Vito Mustaciuolo told City Council members.

The municipal industry must broaden its involvement to include the significant cost of infrastructure itself as a consistent element of its analysis and services.

Twenty-two states have not issued any bonds to boost the amount of money available from their clean or drinking water state revolving funds, according to the National Resources Defense Council.

Transportation lobbyists and researchers discussing surface transportation finance during an Infrastructure Week webcast were unanimous in saying that Congress should lift the general prohibition on tolling interstate highways.

The loss of advance refunding hurts community control and stymies local infrastructure investment.