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The idea for a national infrastructure bank has resurfaced in Congress, with advocates saying it will attract private equity and pension funds to fill a gap that federal money can't address.

Law firm Greenberg Traurig expects to grow its public finance footprint in Texas with the addition of five lawyers.

Economists' quarterly forecast estimates lawmakers will have nearly $696 million more to spend than anticipated and taxpayers will receive $3.9 billion through the state's kicker rebate.

A spate of derailments is a unique issue for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority amid the challenges all transit agencies face post-COVID.

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said a bigger-than-expected rise in the central bank's preferred inflation gauge shows the need to keep raising interest rates.

Mohamed El-Erian says the financial markets are starting to doubt whether the Federal Reserve can bring inflation down to its 2% target.

The federal government has set aside $12 billion to help rebuild Puerto Rico's grid. If used effectively to rebuild a greener and more resilient grid, this federal lifeline can be a substantial downpayment toward affordable, reliable, cleaner energy for Puerto Ricans.

Natural gas is generally expected to face a bleak future as governments focus increasingly on carbon reduction.

A key consideration in the upgrade was the state's recent actions in both addressing longstanding obligation repayments and rapidly repaying obligations taken on during the pandemic-induced recession, S&P said.

The Arkansas LEARNS bill would create "education freedom" accounts to help cover private school expenses.