Economy

Energy Northwest is preparing to price $592 million of revenue and refunding bonds.

Awards and settlements are piling up even as the U.S. wealth management unit reports record profits.

Rebuilding the nation’s transportation infrastructure will require more direct federal funding, experts tell a congressional panel.

Infrastructure advocates are bearish on the near-term success of President Donald Trump's ambitious plan to "rebuild America's crumbling infrastructure," despite the administration's continuing assurances that transportation, where the backlog is greatest, is a top priority for Trump.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said a Trump infrastructure proposal could be ready by May.

Michigan, New York, Texas and New Jersey were among the big economies that showed the sharpest declines in our score of overall economic health last month. We also take a closer look at housing prices.

Congressional budget dispute has frozen more than $1 billion of 2017 federal highway and transit funding to states.

In this new edition of Muni Minute, we turn our focus to The Hill in Washington, D.C., as there will be lots of activity that should be of interest to the municipal market.

The board of New York’s MTA approved contracts aimed at speeding the rebuilding of the L subway line’s Canarsie tunnel by three months, to 15 months.

Ohio’s $7.8 billion budget is awaiting action by Gov. John Kasich after legislative passage last week.

During its regular meeting Monday night, the Newton, Iowa, Community School Board of Education took another step forward in funding the new Berg Middle School.

A bill giving give the West Virginia Parkways Authority the abilities is moving to the House after it passed the Senate Wednesday in a 26-8 vote.

While some states celebrated President Trump's reversal of the Clean Power Plan and others filed lawsuits, public utilities are expected to continue moves away from coal.

Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan will be structured to attract private investors, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said.

Now that health care is taking a back seat to tax reform in the Trump administration, municipal portfolio managers are maintaining their investment strategies while bracing for changes on overall market demand and other technicals.

The shroud of massive federal funding cuts hang over New York City's hospital system despite the Republican Congress' failure to eliminate Obamacare, said the city's top health administrator.

California leaders have announced their agreement on a five-year $52.4 billion transportation infrastructure investment package that would raise roughly $5 billion in new annual revenue for state and local governments.

Chicago will forgo a private financing arrangement and instead reach into its own pockets to finance a $160 million overhaul of its streetlight system.

Texas highway commissioners have added 230 projects costing $9 billion to the state’s 10-year road plan.

All Aboard Florida is assuring supporters of the private passenger train project that it will move forward despite the sales of its owner and an affiliate and pending legislation that the company says could jeopardize expansion plans.