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An increase in tax collections helped fuel the flow of billions of excess dollars into the state's previous budget, although growth in key sales tax revenue has slowed.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he certified the Sites Reservoir Project under the state's expedited environmental rule.

For those of us who study government finance, either for investment purposes or for public policy purposes, complete data sets are far more useful than partial ones that will necessitate ongoing use of legacy PDFs of those issuers that are exempt.

"Under my rule, pension-fund and asset managers are still able to offer ESG products in Missouri," said Missouri Secretary of State John Ashcroft.

Seven out of nine ballot questions voters will face in Tuesday special election in Rhode Island are seeking funds for the development of local schools.

The recent rally is good news for munis, which have "posted a total-negative return loss for three straight months," said Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet Securities.

While it's been a tough year across fixed-income generally, a Wall Street muni retrenchment marks an opportunity for regional and middle-market firms to gain more of a foothold, market participants said.

Attorney General Ken Paxton put several big banks under a review last month, raising concerns more municipal bond underwriters could be driven out of the state.

Teacher shortages and enrollment declines due to growing charter and private schools are two of the problems affecting school financing.

The White House is expected to announce major grants for non-Northeast corridor projects, including potentially high speed trains, before year's end.