Politics

If approved by the governor, the budget will mark the ninth consecutive year of record spending by the Sunshine state.

The $31 billion spending plan takes a cautious approach to spending after failed efforts to bond for transportation.

The state Senate approved the proposed constitutional amendment on a party-line vote.

The notion of cooperation is central to P3s, bringing together two different kinds of operations — public agencies and private enterprises — in pursuit of a common goal.

As the session enters the homestretch, lawmakers are divided over how to impose tolls on the state's highways and whether to do so.

The P3 market is growing and state and local governments are taking note.

The one-time cash infusion would go toward the unfunded liability of the Teachers' Retirement Fund ‘96 — the defined benefit plan for teachers hired after June 30, 1995.

The next five weeks will determine the fate of first-year governor J.B. Pritzker's proposals for the fiscally troubled state.

The University of Maine’s discounts on out-of-state tuition have changed its student population and officials foresee a post-graduation payoff for the state.

The biggest news in the world of public-private partnerships (P3s) last year had nothing to do with toll roads — the most visible way governments team up companies. Instead, the most expensive infrastructure deals were projects to build a car-rental facility and a small tram at Los Angeles International Airport.

The state recorded $76.5 billion of tax receipts in fiscal 2019, down 4.7% from the previous year.

A higher state sales tax would be used to help fund public schools, in connection with a cap on local property taxes.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency lifted Los Angeles one notch to AA-plus.

Voter approval rates this year for Wisconsin school district fiscal referendums fell short of last year’s record levels.

While JPMorgan Chase will see a public-private prison in Kansas through to completion, private financing as an alternative to municipal bonds is on the way out.

The full state Senate will weigh Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposal to ask voters to approve a graduated tax system after it cleared a committee.

Bankers, lobbyists, issuers and lawyers aren't necessarily optimistic on an infrastructure bill passing this year.

The groundings of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and tariffs with China could have an impact on revenue growth among ports and airports.

Gov. Phil Murphy's budget plan includes $447 million of revenue from proposed income tax rate hikes for the highest earners.

Toll pricing, street management, transit funding priorities and a scramble for exemptions will be in play as New York paves the way for U.S. cities.