Election 2018

The tax cap, and a voter ID measure, are unconstitutional because the state legislature is illegally racially gerrymandered, a Wake County judge ruled.

The bill would require at least one gender diverse and one racially or ethnically diverse candidate to be interviewed for Fed regional bank president vacancies.

Roads, local projects, contamination sites, and the state's rainy day fund will all see funding boosts.

Wisconsin's governor-elect named Brian Pahnke budget director, Joel Brennan to head the Department of Administration, and Craig Thompson to lead transportation.

Voters appear to have rejected $8.9 billion water bond measure only five months after approving a $4 billion water bond.

Companies that provide services related to construction, planning, architecture, engineering and technology will be the first to benefit but almost every industry sector will gain.

With voters turning out in record numbers for the midterm Congressional election, local bond proposals in Texas enjoyed strong support.

The vote ends the effort to create a new city and ends the legal debate over who would have been responsible for Stockbridge bond debt.

J.B. Pritzker coasted to victory without offering much detail about how he plans to solve the state's fiscal problems.

The split in our government may enhance chances of infrastructure legislation, dash hopes for Tax Cut 2.0, and leave the muni tax exemption at risk.

The results stand to influence the municipal market through capital planning and budget actions with potential impacts on ratings and borrowing levels.

Voters in three states approved Medicaid expansion, highlighting dozens of ballot measures around the country that will impact budgets and credit.

Munis will see some deals price into a slightly stronger market on the heels of Tuesday's midterm elections.

California voters were rejecting an $8.877 billion water infrastructure and watershed conservation bond, but a majority of the $76 billion sought should pass.

Democrats won the U.S. House by riding a surge of voter anger and discontent with Donald Trump in suburban enclaves.

Massachusetts Democrat Richard Neal, friendly to the muni market, is likely to chair the critical Ways and Means Committee.

Democrats could attempt to revive Build America Bonds as part of a bipartisan infrastructure bill following their House victory.

School vouchers in Arizona and bond measures in Colorado are among the fiscal ballot measures Southwest voters will decide Tuesday.

Five states also elect governors and voters in two states decide whether to restrict future tax increases.

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and Republican Bill Schuette are running for the open seat of Michigan governor.