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Partisan politics is playing a larger role in public finance, flaring up into bickering more often than in the past.

The dollars mark the second of five years of increased state highway funding promised under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and British Columbia Premier John Horgan signed a statement of cooperation.

The rating outlook boost to positive from stable follows recent progress on steadying reserve rates and paying down debt, S&P said.

Most top 10 issuers are from New York and California, with New York issuers overtaking the Golden State year-over-year.

Minor shuffling among the top municipal underwriters characterized the year-over-year differences, with the same underwriters remaining in the top 10.

Munis are in the black so far in October and some participants see signs of continued improvement.

UBS Group was the only bank that underwrites munis included in the state's list of financial companies determined to be boycotting energy businesses.

The proposed county budget, buoyed by rising tax revenues, a healthy fund balance and pandemic relief, stays the course on supplemental pension funding.

The North Carolina Local Government Commission approved a $1.7 billion general obligation bond deal for Guilford County, which it held over last month.