Patrick Temple-West

Several Democratic governors are lobbying to extend through June 2011 the increased federal Medicaid match they have been receiving since the passage of the stimulus last year.

WASHINGTON — Wholesale inventories increased 0.4% in April, the Commerce Department said yesterday.

WASHINGTON — All 12 Federal Reserve Districts reported at least “modest” economic growth in April and May, the Federal Reserve Board said yesterday in its Beige Book of economic activity.

Keith S. Fimian won Tuesday’s Republican primary for the U.S. House seat in Virginia’s 11th congressional district, setting up a rematch in November’s general election against freshman Democrat Gerald Connolly, who has been an advocate for the municipal bond market during his time in Washington.

New Hanover County Wednesday expects to price $87.5 million of general obligation bonds for a community college and recreation facilities.

WASHINGTON - All twelve Federal Reserve Districts reported at least “modest” economic growth in April and May, the Federal Reserve Board said today in its Beige Book of economic activity.

WASHINGTON — Wholesale inventories increased 0.4% in April, the Commerce Department reported today.

WASHINGTON – Consumer borrowing increased by $1 billion, or 0.5%, in April, more than economists estimated, but credit in March and February was revised lower, the Federal Reserve reported today.

WASHINGTON — Nonfarm payrolls increased 431,000 in May, less than economists estimated but the strongest monthly gain in more than 10 years, although private payrolls increased by just 41,000, the Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate fell to 9.7%.

WASHINGTON — The Maryland Department of Transportation on Wednesday expects to competitively sell $140 million of bonds, including what could be MDOT’s first Build America Bonds.

WASHINGTON - Nonfarm payrolls increased 431,000 in May, less than economists estimated, but the strongest monthly gain in more than 10 years, although private payrolls increased by just 41,000, the Labor Department reported today. The unemployment rate fell to 9.7%.

Factory orders increased 1.2% in April, below economists’ estimates, as orders excluding transportation fell 0.5%, the Commerce Department reported yesterday.

U.S. nonfarm productivity increased 2.8% in the first quarter, revised lower from the 3.6% gain reported in the preliminary estimate released in May, as output declined and hours worked increased from their initial estimates, the Labor Department reported today.

Initial jobless claims fell to 453,000 for the week ending May 29, the Labor Department reported yesterday.

WASHINGTON — The North Carolina Senate yesterday passed a $451 million bond package for its state university and community college systems as some legislators emphasized the importance of education investment even in the face of a large budget deficit.

WASHINGTON — Factory orders increased 1.2% in April, below economists’ estimates, as orders excluding transportation fell for the first time in nine months, the Commerce Department reported today.

WASHINGTON – U.S. nonfarm productivity increased 2.8% in the first quarter, revised lower from the 3.6% gain reported in the preliminary estimate released in May, as output declined and hours worked increased from their initial estimates, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON – Initial jobless claims fell to 453,000 for the week ending May 29, the second straight decrease, as the four-week moving average increased for the fourth consecutive week, the Labor Department reported today.

WASHINGTON — The South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority next week expects to price $100 million of homeownership revenue bonds in its first issuance under the Treasury Department’s New Issue Bond Program.

WASHINGTON — Construction spending in April leaped 2.7% at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, the largest increase in almost 10 years and well above economists’ estimates, as residential construction soared, the Commerce Department reported yesterday.