Economy

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.

Maryland’s congressional delegation wants President Trump’s help in reviving a stalled FBI headquarters swap.

A half-fare subsidy for lower-income persons would further strain New York City’s budget, transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told a City Council panel.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation Monday allocating $400 million from the state's Transportation Trust Fund for immediate road, bridge and transit projects in the current fiscal year.

A procedural ruling by the state Supreme Court means Illinois’ not-for-profit hospitals have dodged a bullet, at least temporarily, on the state’s charity care requirements.

Time is running short for Illinois to move forward with a public-private partnership to install managed lanes on a state interstate, Gov. Bruce Rauner warned lawmakers Monday.

Bill raising Tennessee gas tax paves way for Nashville vote on sales tax for transit.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is likely to face spread penalties for its $525 million revenue bond deal this week, but strong demand is still expected despite the state's credit woes.

In many ways, if Puerto Rico is a cup of coffee, the USVI is a shot of espresso.

Geisinger Health System needs approvals from 14 Pennsylvania counties and one New Jersey county to issue up to $850 million in bonds for projects throughout the system.