Emanuel says private money could help pay for public works
Source: Kristen Mack and Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune, March 2, 2012 Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Thursday pitched an innovative private-public partnership to rebuild Chicago and create jobs, but left more...
View ArticleMore states privatizing their infrastructure. Are they making a mistake?
Source: Brad Plumer, Washington Post, Ezra Klein’s Wonkblog, Sunday, April 1, 2012 Say you’re a state politician. Your local roads, bridges, and transit systems are all in dire need of upgrades. But...
View ArticleExclusive: Macquarie eyes $2 billion infrastructure fund-sources
Source: Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters, April 2, 2012 …The firm is betting on a vibrant market for privatized infrastructure assets that are set to change hands. Of the major U.S. infrastructure deals...
View ArticleFinancial Plan for Tappan Zee Bridge Probably Won’t Come Until August
Source: Kate Hinds, Transportation Nation, May 10, 2012 Related: – N.Y. Thruway Plans Toll-Backed Debt for New Tappan Zee Bridge Source: Tonya Chin, Bond Buyer, May 10, 2012 - Cuomo Seeks Law for...
View ArticleKasich Administration Advanced Privatization in Ohio in 2011
Source: Leonard Gilroy, Reason Foundation, May 15, 2012 Initiatives advanced in economic development, asset realignment and more. Initiatives include: JobsOhio, Corrections, Ohio Turnpike, and Ohio...
View ArticleInfrastructure Banks Star in State-Local Test Runs
Source: Neal Peirce, Citiwire.net, May 25, 2012 Stalled in gridlocked Washington, a key idea pushed by President Obama — to create of an infrastructure bank to move our roads, rail and water systems up...
View ArticleMore mega projects turning to private investors
Source: Jason Keyser, Associated Press, July 7, 2012 For cities and states buried under mountains of debt, it has become a tantalizing proposition: invite private financial institutions to put up the...
View ArticleHow local and regional governments are creating jobs
Source: Nancy Jackson, American City and County, July 23, 2012 …Working with private interests Because many local government budgets have been strapped in recent years, funding for corporate incentives...
View ArticlePrivatization Leading to a Shortage of Helium
Source: Mike Corbin, wibc.com, August 18, 2012 A shortage in helium is going to ruin some celebrations…not just parties either, but some age old traditions. Nebraska’s 70-year tradition of releasing...
View ArticleSpanish Construction Rivals Battle on New York Turf
Source: Landon Thomas Jr., New York Times, August 14, 2012 .. How a Spanish construction company immersed itself in the world of big-ticket New York City public works projects — where federal sting...
View ArticleLeasing Sovereignty: On State Infrastructure Contracts
Source: Matthew Titolo, WVU Law Research Paper No. 2012-09, August 24, 2012 From the abstract: Infrastructure privatization is in the news. Pennsylvania, California, Colorado and Indiana, among many...
View ArticleAccelerating Infrastructure Improvements with Better Public Policies that Tap...
Source: Donna Cooper, Keith Miller, and John Craig, Center for American Progress, November 27, 2012 From the introduction: Despite the clear indispensability of assets such as highways, railroads, and...
View ArticleHighway Robbery
Source: Darwin BondGraham, Dollars and Sense, no. 303, November/December 2013 (subscription required) How “public-private parternships” extract private profit from public infrastructure projects.
View ArticleTake the Public-Private Road to Efficiency / American highways and bridges...
Source: Chris Edwards, editor of the Cato Institute’s website DownsizingGovernment.org. Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2013 (subscription required) …. The 20th-century takeover of private...
View ArticleBehind the municipal broadband battle
Source: Allan Holmes, Jared Bennett, Center for Public Integrity, February 14, 2015 A conversation with Center reporter Allan Holmes about the people, politics and money behind city-run broadband laws....
View ArticleP3 Connect: Defining the Future of P3s in the U.S.
Source: National Council for Public-Private Partnerships, July 28-30, 2014 Presentations include: Finance 101: What You Need to Know Evans Christmas Smalinsky New Opportunities for P3s on Military...
View ArticleRoom for Debate: Does the Public Benefit From Private Infrastructure Investment?
Source: New York Times, Room for Debate, April 8, 2015 The battle over renewal of the federal Highway Trust Fund is only the most prominent fight over how to fix the nation’s decrepit transportation...
View ArticleVote for the Privatization Scam of the Year award
Source: National Union of Public and General Employees Ottawa, June 15, 2015 Almost all privatization deals are bad news for the public. The profit motive leads to higher costs, reduced services, and a...
View ArticleThe Private Infrastructure Opportunity
Source: Michael Likosky, Huffington Post, July 22, 2015 Across America, cities and states remain cash strapped. At the same time, they have tremendous needs to modernize infrastructure projects and...
View ArticleSocial Impact Bonds to Target Resilience
Source: Paul Burton, The Bond Buyer, August 13, 2015 (Subscription Required) …Last month, Social Finance, the U.K.- and Boston-based nonprofit behind the social impact bonds, announced a partnership...
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