Public finance

Self-driving vehicles could be the ticket for replacing the fuel tax as the main road funding mechanism, accord to transportation experts.

Municipal bond fund flows reversed course as investors pulled cash out at the fastest pace in more than three years, according to weekly Lipper data released late Thursday.

CALIFORNIA

ALABAMA

DALLAS -- U.S. economic performance next year is expected to be tepid or about the same as 2016, according to respondents of the Fitch Live Market Survey on Thursday.

In the week ended Nov. 17, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose 22 basis points to 4.19% from 3.97% in the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

The Federal Trade Commission’s heightened scrutiny and challenge of not-for-profit healthcare mergers may not change much under a Trump administration, law firm Holland & Knight says a report.

ALABAMA

ALABAMA

As Rep. Devin Nunes joins the executive committee of Trump’s transition team, some state and local officials worry he will gain support for his controversial pension bill next year.

A $338.5 million federal loan is part of the funding package for a subsea road tunnel project in Virginia.

ALABAMA

MISSOURI

Transit advocates want Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to drop search for high-tech ways to unclog congestion.

The heightened focus on disclosure in green bonds could inspire better disclosure practices in the larger municipal bond market, S&P Global Ratings said in a report this week.

ILLINOIS

ARIZONA

President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious infrastructure plan and proposed widespread tax cuts will require issuers to adjust to a changing economic climate to maintain credit stability, S&P Global Ratings said Monday.

California's $2 per pack increase on cigarettes is credit negative for tobacco bonds, nationally.

Local governments should look to own resources to fund large transportation projects, warns Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.