Infrastructure

Louisiana plans to ask firms if their policies “infringe on the constitutionally protected rights” of citizens to lawfully keep and bear arms.

Decking over a portion of the 180-acre rail site in Queens could trigger new investments in parks, schools and housing, according to a city study.

Reinstatement of advance refundings could be packaged with infrastructure legislation because many state and local governments have used the savings to finance new infrastructure.

New York MTA now puts the tab for the 13-year-late project at $11.2 billion, more than two-and-a-half times its original estimate.

NYC Ferry's ridership is expected to surge to about 9 million a year.

New Jersey Transit faces a December deadline to install positive train control.

Floyd County locked up public support to replace its inferior jail.

Aid to Hartford, in light of Connecticut’s assumption of city GO debt over 20 years, has become a lightning rod.

The tax and omnibus spending bills offer little relief for state and local infrastructure.

The timing of federal grants is an issue because that funding was used as a basis by the U.S. Transportation Department to authorize the use of tax-exempt PABs by the private owner for financing the proposed rail line between Miami and Orlando.

City Council gave approval to Mayor Frank Jackson's administration to borrow more than $156 million for capital improvements, including a new police station and equipment to make Cleveland's streets safer.

Hub airports and general aviation airports located in metropolitan areas missed out on the additional funding they were hoping for.

The former presidential candidate implored New York and New Jersey to enable their cities to execute streamlined project delivery.

New York City's executive budget came under fire for increasing spending and setting aside too little in reserves for cuts from Washington and uncertain times ahead.

Henry County supervisors tabled the awarding of contracts for the construction of the new Henry County law center again at Thursday's meeting, after the agenda item was tabled first at Tuesday's meeting.

New York's mayor said hits from Albany and threats from Washington affected the city's latest spending plan.

The nation’s largest municipal bond conduit issuer is expanding a program that funds upgrades with future energy savings.

Pension costs and slow growth in state revenues contributed to a fifth straight year of net tax-supported debt growth of under 2%.

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has raised questions about Brightline's plan sell up to $1.75 billion in tax-exempt bonds to help pay for the construction of its passenger rail service connecting South Florida to Orlando.

Municipal bonds are financing a new Alabama zoo that will move hundreds of animals out of a hurricane danger zone.