Economy

State gasoline tax collections climb as more Americans hit the road, giving states additional borrowing capacity.

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie opens the general fund to restart transportation project stalled over fight with lawmakers.

Eight years after the housing market collapse, the senior housing sector is growing with the help of near record-low interest rates that have prompted a rush to market.

Lawsuits by two Florida counties challenging the $1.75 billion private activity bond award for the All Aboard Florida passenger train project can proceed, after a federal judge ruled in the counties' favor.

A new coalition of labor and business is hoping to persuade Illinois voters to support a constitutional amendment that would halt the diversion of transportation-related revenue.

A big increase in New Jersey's gasoline tax would restart work on $3.5 billion of stalled road projects, Gov. Chris Christie said.

Los Angeles County has given the greenlight to a public-private project for a $270 million office building for its Department of Mental Health anchored by tax-exempt bonds.

Providence Health & Services took a one-notch downgrade from Fitch Ratings, ahead of a planned &803 million revenue bond deal for Providence St. Joseph Health.

Both presidential candidates should focus more on rebuilding U.S. infrastructure, former officials urge.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority may seek another round of bond funding after a year that saw operations increase following the expansion of its main runway.

Ziegler, the oldest healthcare focused investment bank in the country, is becoming one of the biggest players in the specialty as well.

Austin, Texas, council unanimously puts a $720 million mobility bond referendum to fund rebuild of city streets to November vote.

Lenders will own the private operator of State Highway 130 near Austin under a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan filed last week.

Illinois officials are asking road builders for input on a P3 project to add toll lanes to an existing interstate highway.

A revitalization project in Camden N.J. is getting a federal boost as the city continues to rebound from fiscal challenges.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen has introduced a bill that would create a federal green bank to provide loans and loan guarantees to help regional, state and local green banks finance clean energy and energy efficiency projects.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a pilot program to test a vehicle-miles-traveled road fee system.

The MTA’s New York City Transit division left more than $13 million in fines and fees on the table, according to an audit by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

A rural Texas county along the route of a proposed high-speed rail link between Dallas and Houston voted in restrictions that could throttle the $10 billion private project.

Transit officials and advocates recalled Robert Kiley as a savvy manager who helped lead New York City’s subway and bus system out of its systematic decay.