Caitlin Devitt has covered the municipal bond market since 2008. She began her journalism career at the Herald Newspapers on the South Side of Chicago, starting as a reporter and rising to Managing Editor. While at The Bond Buyer, she covered the Detroit bankruptcy among other Midwest-based stories. Devitt joined Debtwire Municipals in 2016, where she covered the high-yield municipal bond market for five years, before returning to the Bond Buyer as Senior Infrastructure Reporter. She lives in Chicago with her family.
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Last week saw the first co-op securitization to finance storm costs, a $908 million deal that could set a national model for utilities.
February 7 -
Restricting the use of IIJA funds for new highway capacity "flies in the face" of Congressional intent, said Sen. Mitt Romney.
February 3 -
Tax revenue declines and urban sprawl are among the possible unintended consequences of the rise in automated vehicles.
February 2 -
Public-private partnerships can play a big role in U.S. transportation over the next decade, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg told governors.
January 31 -
"We're going to fix them all," President Biden said of the 45,000 bridges across the U.S. he said need repairs.
January 28 -
States want "maximum flexibility" when it comes to implementing the $7.5 billion program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
January 27 -
In his new role, Kurt Summers will look for opportunities to partner with local governments to advance their infrastructure priorities.
January 26 -
Better communication will be key in future P3s, a top Maryland transportation official said.
January 26 -
The Federal Highway Administration has acknowledged it lacks the authority to tell states how to spend federal infrastructure dollars, AASHTO said.
January 25 -
Enacting the muni market agenda through Build Back Better remains the top choice, but FY22 spending bills also present an opportunity, said the GFOA's lobbyist.
January 24