Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court ruled last week that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s plan to toll nine interstate bridges in Pennsylvania violates state law. PennDOT’s announcement that I-79 will be tolled was met with opposition as...
Four out of 6 Palm Beach County commissioners this week voted in favor of including a $200 million affordable housing bond on voters’ November ballot. If approved by voters, the money will be used to finance the construction of condominiums, rental units, family...
Rutgers University is getting a sizeable cut of the newly signed $50 billion New Jersey state budget, with $300 million earmarked to fund the University’s capital improvements and renovations. $100 million will be used to renovate the Jersey Mike’s Arena...
As city budgets tightened post-2008, some governments turned to privatization to construct affordable housing. But there are other policy options for cities to ensure affordable housing for its residents, say researchers in a recent white paper from the Center for...
Could government-sponsored enterprises, tasked with making residential mortgages accessible to underserved populations and increasing the liquidity of mortgage investments, use credit risk transfers as a tool to achieve these goals? A recent research brief from the...