Infrastructure

The National Governors Association is calling on newly elected House Speaker Paul Ryan to move transportation and online sales tax legislation.

In a second podcast installment with Howard Cure, the Evercore Wealth Management director of muni bond research pinpoints New York regional transit funding challenges with Bond Buyer senior Northeast reporter Paul Burton.

The Senate on Wednesday adopted a short-term extension of federal transportation funding that was approved the previous day by the House.

With more colleges facing fiscal challenges issuing debt for new projects, many higher education institutions are exploring alternative forms of financing, according to Tom Morsch, co-head of Public Financial Management Inc.’s public-private partnership practice.

The $3.6 trillion municipal bond market may benefit from the infrastructure moves if states, agencies, and localities choose to borrow against the new revenue to provide immediate infusions of construction cash.

The House on Tuesday passed a three-week extension of federal transportation funding that would keep reimbursements to states for highway and transit projects flowing through Nov. 20.

The House could vote as early as Tuesday on a 22-day extension of federal transportation funding to avoid a Oct. 29 expiration date.

Congress will consider another short-term extension of federal highway funding as lawmakers seek a solution to a revenue shortfall.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday passed a six-year, $325 billion transportation bill after rejecting an amendment by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., that would have increased the funding by more than $100 billion.

The ports of Seattle and Tacoma have merged their marine cargo operations in an effort to better compete with other Pacific ports while keeping their bond portfolios independent.

Americans agree on the need for higher highway funding in a new nationwide poll but there’s no accord on how to pay for it.

States will be hard-pressed to maintain their credit quality if they attempt to fund infrastructure needs solely through traditional tax-exempt debt financing, Standard & Poor’s said in a new report.

House Democrats want more federal highway and transit funding than provided in Rep. Shuster’s six-year, $325 billion bill.

House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee is on schedule to vote Oct. 22 on a six-year highway funding bill.

Economic study says privately financed Texas bullet train could generate billions of tax dollars for state and local governments.

House Transportation Committee next week will consider a multiyear highway funding bill that lacks revenue provisions.

A new poll by AAA finds 45% of Americans blame Congress for an inadequate level of transportation funding.

Virginia will consider the qualifications of six potential partners before making decision on $2.1 billion upgrade of I-66.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel warned Thursday that Congress and the Executive Branch should not hurt two federal loan programs for infrastructure: the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act and the Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing programs.

House consideration of Senate’s six-year transportation bill could avoid a nationwide rail shutdown, said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.