Far West

"We need to have the debt ceiling raised quickly with close to $30 trillion in debt at risk," said Steve Mnuchin, the former treasury secretary.

Las Vegas sees March visitor totals similar to pre-pandemic March 2019, putting in on solid fiscal footing.

A draft environmental report released by a federal agency could threaten California and Arizona's water supply, if the states don't reach an agreement on their own to protect the Colorado River.

It's one of four state cases accusing Wall Street banks of a "robo-resetting" scheme that kept interest on variable-rate debt artificially high.

The state's record per-pupil spending counteracts concerns over enrollment declines.

Total volume for the month was $30.599 billion in 577 issues, down from $40.423 billion in 900 issues a year earlier. Total issuance year-to-date is at $107.626 billion, falling 25.2% from the same period of 2022.

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.

The oil companies had petitioned the justices to have climate change lawsuits brought by state and local governments heard in federal courts instead of state courts.

The 3.7% shortfall for the first nine months of the fiscal year was driven largely by shortfalls in personal income tax receipts.

Investors will be greeted Monday with a new-issue calendar estimated at $7.208 billion, led by $1.3 billion of GOs from bellwether Washington.