Infrastructure

Bill proposed by Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., would authorize five P3s to finance and build VA medical facilities and cemeteries.

The Palmetto State should merge its state infrastructure bank into the transportation department, auditors said.

Water infrastructure bill adopted by House panel does not include drinking water provisions found in Senate committee’s plan.

President Obama is threatening to veto legislation approved by the House that would effectively block the District of Columbia from achieving budget autonomy and home rule.

Oregon panel says state needs an additional $964 million per year to maintain and protect its existing transportation infrastructure.

Airport groups, public power systems and a muni advocate group have joined the growing chorus of muni market participants calling for the Internal Revenue Service to withdraw its proposed rules on political subdivisions.

House Appropriations Committee adopted a proposal to increase highway and transit funding by $1.25 billion in 2017.

State and national transportation groups oppose Senate plan to reclaim more than $2 billion of unobligated highway funds.

California cut or delayed $1.5 billion of projects from a five-year road program as gas tax collections continue to fall.

Four port authorities and a wholesale electricity provider are warning that rules proposed by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service earlier this year could hurt their standing as political subdivisions and their ability to issue bonds as well as complicate their governing structures.

U.S. transit operators say reliable, dedicated funding is needed to resolve growing maintenance problems.

California is beginning to address some key infrastructure gaps, Wells Fargo analysts said in a report.

House appropriations panel adopts a fiscal 2017 transportation budget that incorporates FAST Act funding.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s operation of its federally mandated Access-A-Ride program has been marked by waste, mismanagement and widespread service failures, according to an audit released on Tuesday by Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.

Both 10-year transportation funding plans proposed by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton include $2 billion of road bonds.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton will propose a compromise transportation funding bill to resolve a legislative deadlock.

Washington State Treasurer and National Association of State Treasurers president Jim McIntire this week called on the federal government to play a more active role in securing infrastructure funding for local governments and called on lawmakers to protect the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds to fund such projects.

The next president and new Congress have an opportunity to reverse the ongoing decline in the nation's aging infrastructure.

Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Ill., warned House subcommittee leaders considering tax reform proposals on Thursday that a cap or elimination of tax exemption for municipal bonds could raise the cost of infrastructure projects in their own districts.

A Colorado lawmaker’s proposal for a $3.5 billion state road bond referendum fails in the final hours of 2016 session.