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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Bernie Sanders want a broader infrastructure bill to pass through the reconciliation process while other lawmakers plan a bipartisan push for surface transportation.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said there’s an agreement among “mayors, governors, and economists from across the political spectrum” that a sizable federal effort is needed.

The governor wants the first full actuarial contribution in 25 years, spurring discussion about what else one of the nation's lowest-rated states should do.

The Kentucky Kingdom amusement park, which leases its property from the Kentucky State Fair Board, will now be run by the well-seasoned operator of Dollywood.

Moody's affirmed the state's general obligation bonds at Aa3, and credited it with significant long-term progress in restoring financial reserves and liquidity.

New York State’s public sector entities have more than $300 billion of unfunded other post-employment benefit liabilities, which accounts for a quarter of the nation’s total of $1.2 trillion of other post-employment benefit debt.

The comptroller also said improved personal income and business tax revenues helped close the gap.

High-grade deals priced and secondary trading showed bonds exchanging hands at yields higher than triple-A benchmarks in some cases, but a healthy two-way flow was evident, even if there are signals that yields have not yet hit a ceiling.

California treasurer Fiona Ma named Nancee Robles to head the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.

The case is significant because so many municipal market participants rely on audited financial statements.