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Construction material costs, which often rise faster than the consumer price index, have surged over the last year while a shortage of skilled construction workers has plagued the industry.

The proposed gas tax holiday would hold the Highway Trust Fund harmless with a $10 billion subsidy.

It's the third time this month that the SEC has announced charges against city officials for disclosure-related violations.

The Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District in Erie County, New York will pay $17.5 million to 35 victims who sought compensation under the state’s Child Victims Act.

The bill from Chuck Grassley and other Senate Republicans would extend the $10,000 cap on the state and local tax deduction for federal income tax filers.

The move to take back local control came a few months after new leadership took the helm at the airport.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the City of Rochester, New York, its former finance director, former CFO and their municipal advisor with misleading investors in a $119 million bond offering.

Republicans contend the $1.9 trillion injection of cash sparked inflation while Democrats say it saved lives and a collapsing economy.

The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday brought small business leaders together to discuss the pitfalls of complying with dozens if not hundreds of local tax regimes.

The departure comes amid Spanish reports that financing for what aims to be the nation's first bullet train is "in hibernation."

MTA finance director Pat McCoy said issuers need to ask if they are prepared to deal with the requirements attached to federal money.

Issuers need to be careful with bonds specifically marketed as green, said the head of Office of Municipal Securities.

Hiring qualified candidates for many positions within state and local governments has reached its worst period in 50 years, panelists at the 116th annual GFOA conference said on Sunday.

Republicans, who argue pandemic aid is partly to blame for inflation, have said the large aid packages came with too few guardrails.

The MSRB addressed its controversial request for information during the Government Finance Officers Association’s first live conference in two years.

The finance director of Aurora, Colorado, takes over as the association's president amid an uncertain post-pandemic landscape.

Bryant spent much time working to empower finance departments trying to pull their respective states, cities and localities out of the pitfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has filed a proposal to change its fee structure to account for prior year market results in a move that will help the board cover budget shortfalls.

Turner & Townsend aims to double its North American growth by 2025 as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is rolled out.

The SEC charged the town, former mayor Vern Breland, municipal adviser Twin Spires Financial and its owner Aaron Fletcher with misleading investors in connection with bond offerings in 2017 and 2018.