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The pace of housing starts fell by 4.8% to a 1.155 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in July, well below expectations for a rise to a 1.220 million pace, data reported by the Commerce Department Wednesday morning showed.

The New York region's service sector activity "picked up," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's August Business Leaders Survey, released Tuesday.

Trump said lengthy permitting process denies "our citizens the modern infrastructure they deserve.”

Top-rated municipal bonds finished weaker on Tuesday, according to traders, as several big competitive deals sold in the primary market, led by a high-quality offering from Mecklenburg County, N.C.

Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation was dropped from the single A category by Moody’s Investors Service.

The Oversight Board has asked the bankruptcy judge to approve compensation for a team led by Martha Kopacz, who served in a similar role in Detroit's bankruptcy.

A letter-ruling shows the IRS is flexible and helpful to a public utility.

Thirty-year veteran of William Blair's public finance team lands at Raymond James.

Chicago can't shake pension strains, CPS mess, and state dysfunction as it shows off economic and fiscal strides.

There will be a $100 million bond to fix Midland's roads and other aging infrastructure on the November ballot.