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After a signature drive failed to put a water funding measure on the statewide ballot, a state Assembly member is trying to get his fellow lawmakers to do so.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker highlighted rating recent upgrades as he presented an election-year budget that would also offer tax relief and reduce the bill backlog.

Republicans have knocked Sarah Bloom Raskin as too liberal on climate change and Lisa Cook as underqualified ahead of a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday. Meanwhile, a Democratic senator's illness threatens to stall nomination votes in the full chamber.

Buyers appeared to return to the market the past two sessions after the January correction moved yields and ratios higher. Secondary trading was up again on Wednesday and new deals were well-received.

Tax revenue declines and urban sprawl are among the possible unintended consequences of the rise in automated vehicles.

Washington plans to sell the GOs by competitive bid on Feb. 8 to fund various projects.

The two active municipal bond insurers wrapped $38.7 billion in 2021, an 8.7% increase from the $35.6 billion of deals done in 2020 and the highest level since 2009.

S&P said the action reflects the Orlando International Airport's financial resilience during the pandemic and its strong passenger recovery trends.

The $600 million broadband private activity bond program included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has often been overlooked in discussions of funding for rural broadband.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said he would like to raise interest rates at the central bank’s meetings in March and May but played down the benefits of a larger-than-expected move.