Infrastructure

The Trump administration's attempt to strip funds for the Gateway Hudson River rail tunnel project "fragrantly" violated federal law, according to a judge.

Grace Martinez steps into the president's office at the Government Financial Officers Association hoping to continue the organization's membership expansion.

GFOA Today 2026, day 2

GFOA Today 2026, day 1

Municipal bond professionals discuss the value of using munis to finance infrastructure for the World Cup.

Uncertainty about the fate of the bipartisan housing bill, advance refunding, and a new take on Build America Bonds is raising hopes and concerns among issuers.

Academics, policy makers and lawmakers are exploring ways to deal with the rising costs of operating bus lines and identify funding options.

The agreement launches a six-month process in which the consortium will evaluate opportunities to design, build, operate, finance and maintain one or more segments of the program.

Sven Hodges will focus on energy and advanced manufacturing projects.

The AI data center boom will test communities' power, water and infrastructure capacity, requiring public finance professionals to determine who bears the costs and how private investment can produce lasting public benefit.

Squire Patton Boggs alum Sarah Vilms will advocate for large public power providers in D.C. at a time when the demand for electricity is skyrocketing.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board in Virginia rolled out a $28.5 billion, six-year transportation infrastructure improvement plan that covers roads, bridges, rail, and more.

South Carolina — which just passed a law allowing tolls and public-private partnerships — won federal funding for a statewide asset scan focused on its major transportation corridors for potential P3s.

Hospitals, universities and transit agencies are among the issuers that would face heightened uncertainty around federal funding if the rule is enacted.

Pooling local projects and slicing up risk could open the door to more private capital, a researcher said.

Transit authorities around the country are bracing for upticks in ridership and revenue thanks to the World Cup as negotiations over surface transportation authorization linger in the background.

The public power sector is reacting with concern about the ongoing efforts to reorganize the Federal Emergency Management Agency that's proposing shifting risk and disaster recovery costs onto local utilities.

On the state P3 front, PennDOT aims to complete a review of a proposed $5 billion toll lane project next year.

The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies last week by a vote of 34 to 27.

The six-month pre-development agreement is the first step toward a larger public-private partnership to help deliver the struggling bullet train.