Economy

An agreement on staffing a new customs facility in Detroit removes the final roadblock to a $3.3 billion P3 bridge project.

Connecticut governor proposes 30-year, $100 billion transportation program to modernize state's highway and transit infrastructure.

Hawaii Governor David Ige nominated Brigadier General Joseph Kim, as deputy director of the state's department of taxation.

With hospital issuance up so far in 2015 and likely to stay that way, investors may not be sufficiently compensated for the sector's risks, according to Municipal Market Advisors.

Almost $3 billion of potential lost revenue from cuts in Maryland gasoline taxes could cripple spending for major transportation projects.

After 14 years of appointments by ex-Gov. Rick Perry, the Texas Transportation Commission will see its first board members named by Perry's successor Gov. Greg Abbott.

The Kansas House Transportation and Public Safety Budget Committee has removed Gov. Sam Brownback's budget-balancing proposal to transfer $280 million from the Kansas Department of Transportation to the general fund.

Ascension Health's sale of two Kansas City, Missouri area hospitals to a for-profit was cleared after Ascension agreed to set aside $20 million in sale proceeds to fund acute indigent medical care, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said.

Washington state lawmakers' new $15 billion transportation proposal funded with a higher gasolines tax and $4.3 billion of state GO bonds.

After years of contentious debate, construction is expected to soon begin on a starter streetcar system in downtown Milwaukee with the Common Council's approval of a $124 million capital budget for the 2.5 mile project.

House Transportation Committee approved rail legislation that prompts Amtrak to seek private partners for station development projects.

Beverly Scott abruptly quit as general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the storm-besieged agency that operates the Greater Boston subway and commuter rail system, after the MBTA's poor performance in recent snowstorms.

The Republican caucuses of Connecticut's House and Senate propose a transportation bonding plan as an alternative to highway tolls.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott's lack of board appointments to the Florida Development Finance Corp. calls into question its authority to issue bonds, including billions in debt it has agreed to issue.

Opponents of California's High Speed Rail project filed an appeal Monday challenging a ruling that favored federal jurisdiction over California environmental regulations on a segment of the line from Fresno to Bakersfield.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx warns states of cutbacks in federal highway funding if Congress doesn't pass a transportation bill by May 31.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's 2016 executive budget features only modest spending increases and little borrowing as the governor continues to push lawmakers to support a sales tax increase to generate $1.3 billion in new road money.

Four congressional Democrats and Republicans are preparing to send a letter signed by almost 300 colleagues that urges House leaders enact multiyear transportation funding legislation before May 31 when the current law expires.

Owners of the bankrupt Indiana Toll Road assured a federal bankruptcy judge recently that they expect to find a new owner for the 75-year lease within a few months and that the asset could fetch as much as $5 billion.

Fitch Ratings has upgraded the rating on Cedars Sinai Medical Center's outstanding debt to AA-minus from A-plus and revised its outlook to stable from positive affecting $1 billion in debt.