Corporate governance

The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association is getting ready to head back to the market next week with a variable-rate bond deal after successfully selling fixed-rate bonds last week to help fund claims from insolvent insurance companies.

The Economic Development Administration, which hasn't been reauthorized in close to twenty years, should focus on grants, workforce development, and disaster relief, local leaders said.

"This is a historic accomplishment — setting new records for the largest single-month revenue and personal income tax collections in state history," said Gov. Jim Justice.

A series of atmospheric rivers and cyclone bomb storms in California have resulted in billions in damage. Lawmakers look to bond measures to help prevent future problems.

Wildfires in western states are becoming more severe and costing more to fight.

California's bond ratings are likely to escape unscathed from the atmospheric rivers that caused an estimated $646 million in damage to the state's infrastructure.

Local officials will now be able to access to revenue from a special tax levy previously reserved only for bonded debt to pay for capital improvements.

AccuWeather says Hurricane Ian may turn out to be one of the costliest storms in the county's history due to its violent storm surge, damaging winds and overpowering flooding rains.

The temporary government funding bill includes money for expected recovery needs from Hurricane Ian's landfall in Florida this week.

The board and its law firm O'Neil & Borges clashed with challenger Carlos Lamoutte in court papers.

A firm representing the Oversight Board also represented firms that acquired a loan portfolio from a board-controlled entity.

Properly designed public banks would be safer than private banks while promoting economic growth.

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In the near term, federal aid is sitting on balance sheets ready to be deployed if some of the downside economic risks become reality, experts say.

One of the underwriters targeted by a Texas gun protection law is asking permission to resume doing business in the state.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said questionable financial transactions by senior Federal Reserve officials — two of whom have resigned — cast doubt on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to steer the central bank as President Biden mulls whether to reappoint him.

Fed ethics questions spread to Barkin on McKinsey’s opioid role

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan cited his desire “to eliminate any distractions” at the central bank just hours after his Boston Fed counterpart, Eric Rosengren, said he will leave earlier than planned because of a health issue. They had engaged in stock transactions that drew criticism in light of their knowledge about the Fed's pandemic response.

The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks comes as New York City is trying to emerge from a newer crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic.