Economy

Authority says moves are part of a plan to improve service.

The pace of housing starts fell by 2.6% to a 1.172 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in April, well below expectations for a rebound to a 1.260 million pace, data reported by the Commerce Department Tuesday morning showed.

MetroHealth's low-investment-grade deal received plenty of orders with attractive yields offered.

Texas lawmakers rejected new P3s that would have brought billions of dollars of highway investments.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes climbed as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index grew to 70 in May from 68 in April.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed "business activity leveled off in New York State," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday, as the general business conditions index decreased to negative 1.0 in May from positive 5.2 in April.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper may call lawmakers back to reconsider a transportation bill.

A Georgia hospital system's bankruptcy could give bondholders a big haircut.

A federal judge dismissed two lawsuits that attempted to block All Aboard Florida’s use of bonds.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao continues to block federal funds for a California rail project.

The federal government ran a $182.4 billion surplus in April, the Treasury Department reported Wednesday.

Hawaii lawmakers' failure to reach an deal to fund Honolulu rail could jeopardize federal funds.

New York City's Health + Hospitals unit expects to close fiscal 2017 with a $100 million balance.

New York City could benefit to the tune of $200 million when the Grammy Awards returns to the city in 2018, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

The House has passed legislation that proposes to profoundly change the tenets of the ACA. To probe and discuss the changes, George Huang, Director and Senior Municipal Research Analyst for the Not-For-Profit Healthcare sector at Wells Fargo, is our guest speaker. John Hallacy is our host.

Small business owners showed enthusiasm for current conditions but are worried about the future, according to National Federation of Independent Business' monthly Small Business Optimism index published Tuesday.

MetroHealth met with investors ahead of its big, low-investment-grade healthcare deal.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit District is set to issue its first green bonds.

Oklahoma lawmakers remain divided about how to fill a $900 million shortfall.

Income expectations rose, but consumers expect to spend less, according to the Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday.