Transportation industry

Reduced ridership, political backlash, and zero-fare agencies are challenging transit system finances.

Oregon's Senate president altered the make-up of the transportation committee to get the massive tax bill passed.

A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against the U.S. Department of Transportation's attempt to withhold federal funds from states judged to be in noncompliance with the Trump administration's immigration policies.

The bonds will help fund the agency's capital improvement plan.

The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding bill to Gov. JB Pritzker.

The twin Transportation Corridor Agencies issuers in Orange County, California, received Fitch Ratings upgrades for fiscal prudence and bond buydowns.

The high court reversed a lower-court ruling that yanked federal approval for the Uinta Basin Railway; backers hope to finance it with private activity bonds.

This episode takes us inside The Bond Buyer's recent Southeast Public Finance Conference, where airport finance leaders from Orlando and Tampa discussed shifting passenger trends, modular capital planning, federal grant concerns, and why long-term growth still looks strong.

The Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank priced $125 million revenue bonds, with delivery expected next week.

With a funding agreement in the state budget, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is gearing up to start capital repairs — and find $3 billion of savings.