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Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho, who is expected to become chairman under a Republican Senate, has been receptive to increasing the limit on bank qualified debt.November 25
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A voter-approved $5.5 billion bond measure gives the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine a new lease on life.November 24
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Yellen will inherit an Office of State and Local Finance that has been a low-key operation since it was formed in 2014 to manage the Treasury’s response to Puerto Rico’s economic, fiscal and debt crisis.November 24
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No new negotiations are on the horizon as Washington lawmakers prepare to take a one-week hiatus from their lame-duck next week for Thanksgiving.November 19
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Eight measures in five states to legalize marijuana and in three states offering tax breaks for veterans received universal approval.November 13
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Democratic control of the Senate is considered crucial to many of the public finance sector’s priorities, although some muni groups are optimistic about 2021 with either party in the majority.November 6
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East Providence, despite the pandemic, has several economic development projects in the pipeline, including brownfield conversions of oil tanks to mixed-use.November 6
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Biden’s Electoral College count rose to 264, one state away from achieving the 270, according to the Associated Press, which called the former vice president the winner Wednesday in closely fought races in Wisconsin and Michigan.November 5
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A victory by Republican Sen. Susan Collins in Maine has dimmed, but did not extinguish, the possibility for Democratic control of the U.S. Senate.November 4
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Oregon-based Wonderful Foundations purchases charter school buildings to lease them back to schools at a stable rent.November 3
