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Under Hawaii's system, the governor, David Ige, signals his intent to veto and then negotiates with lawmakers before making them formal.

Following the change, S&P now views all U.S. public finance sectors as stable with the exception of higher education.

The coalition wants the final budget signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to include his broadband proposal, not the Legislature's.

The short end of the yield curve faced pressure from a cheaper UST five-year. As the flattening trend in UST takes hold, demand for duration will also spill over into the tax-exempt space, with long-dated munis continuing to outperform, analysts say.

Republicans warn about inflation while Democrats celebrate social program expansions.

Kroll analysts say federal aid helped the city avoid tapping deficit financing to pass a balanced budget.

The networking group created by a trio of San Francisco-based finance leaders just ahead of the pandemic is looking forward to in-person meetups.

Recovering air passenger numbers were one factor Fitch Ratings cited in revising the Port of Seattle's outlook to stable from negative.

The California treasurer also suggests adding flexibility to federal rail grants ,which are typically reserved for government projects, to include jointly undertaken public-private partnerships.

The measure would fund deferred maintenance projects at K-12 schools and state universities. It heads to the Assembly and would ultimately be decided by voters.