Public finance

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.

A $217.7 billion budget that would require more local revenue for school funding won unanimous approval from the Texas Senate. The budget must now be reconciled with the House version.

Westinghouse Electric filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, raising more questions about the prospects of two under construction nuclear units in the southeast that were partly financed with municipal bonds.

ALASKA

ALABAMA

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

Moody's Investors Service is asking market participants to comment on a proposal to publish certain internal issuer ratings.

How might infrastructure initiatives from President Trump affect state and municipal issuers, and the capital markets? John Hallacy and Paul Burton discuss.

COLORADO

GEORGIA

Chicago expects the veto-proof passage in early April of an identical bill to the one vetoed Friday that saves its municipal and laborers' pension funds from insolvency, the city's finance chief told investors Monday.

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

INDIANA

ARIZONA

St. Louis is seeking federal approval to explore a privatization of St. Louis Lambert International Airport as a means to generate private investment in the air field and funds for city use.

Airport executives tell Senate panel that raising the passenger facility charge would help fund needed improvements.

ARIZONA

CALIFORNIA

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell seven basis points to 4.27% in the latest week from 4.34% in the previous week.