Economy

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's planned $65 million cut in state aid to New York MTA worries authority board members.

The Chicago region's Regional Transportation Authority is well short of the funds it needs to address an estimated $37.7 billion 10-year tab for maintenance and capital investments.

Reason Foundation says $12 billion privately financed Texas bullet train proposal would require public funding.

A Hawaii Senate committee approved a bill that would hike gas taxes, vehicle registration fees and the vehicle weight tax to pay for highway repairs.

The finances of states and health care providers could be hurt by the House Republican plan for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings said in recent reports.

New York's debate over reduced fares for lower income persons reflects a long-running tension among the state, city and public transit agencies.

Indiana may put tolls on its interstates to fund road work under a state House-approved bill.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration is starting a search for a permanent chief executive and general manager for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

Elected officials must persuade motorists of the value of interstate highway tolling, according to new Fitch report.

PHOENIX - Legislation that would raise gasoline and other taxes to fund California transportation infrastructure is a step closer to passage after a committee vote Tuesday, in a sign of life for transportation after the legislature failed to pass a funding bill last session.

Bipartisan caucus of lawmakers wants to meet with President Trump on developing consensus tax reform, infrastructure legislation.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wants a higher gasoline tax to support up to $2.8 billion of road bonds.

Membership substitution transactions are the most common form of business combination transaction in the nonprofit hospital industry. They are also widely misunderstood and the source of many mistakes.

Texas Central Rail has dropped eminent domain lawsuits due to “positive dialogue” with many landowners.

Healthcare and utilities municipal bond issuance grew by a combined $27 billion to 2016 from 2015.

Chicago is stepping up a long-stalled effort to establish an express rail service from downtown Chicago to O'Hare International Airport, its mayor said.

Expanding the use of private activity bonds to more projects could be essential part of President Trump’s infrastructure program.

House Ways and Means Committee Democrats, worried that Republicans are sabotaging the Affordable Care Act, have asked three federal agencies for information about how they are implementing President Trump’s executive order on repealing the law.

Tax-exempt municipal bonds are critical to any infrastructure plan, a county official representing the National Association of Counties said at a hearing held by a Senate committee on Wednesday.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy’s $40.6 billion biennial budget measures aim to closing a $1.7 billion annual deficit. He also wants to tax hospital properties for the first time.