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The debate over the debt limit has exposed rifts among Republicans, who will take full control of Congress on Friday.

President-elect Trump and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser renew relations as the city braces for the inauguration, and a stadium site transfer from federal control which could spur a floodgate of bond issuance.

The resolution marks the end of a yearslong lawsuit.

The public finance community remembers President Jimmy Carter's pivotal roles in the near bankruptcy of New York City, deregulation of the transportation industry, and his contributions to state and local governments.

The new Congress will have a full plate including deciding the fate of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and Internal Revenue Service funding in a legislature that's already showing cracks of disagreement.

The Trump administration will bring a shift in infrastructure priorities.

The finally approved continuing resolution steers around the debate to raise the debt ceiling while funding repairs to the toll-supported Key Bridge in Baltimore, reimbursing DC for inauguration costs and transferring the RFK stadium site.

Bond issuers are establishing common reserve funds to spur economic growth while also generating income, but risk is involved.

"Munis are grappling with a storm of uncertainty," said James Pruskowski, chief investment officer at 16Rock Asset Management.

A bipartisan agreement on a continuing resolution to keep the government open fell apart after intervention from President-elect Trump and Elon Musk, raising concerns about federal funds flowing to states, local governments, and infrastructure projects.

A continuing resolution that included federal funding for the repair of the Key Bridge in Baltimore and transferring the RFK stadium site to the city of Washington collapsed under pressure.

Concerns are rising as the Congressional Budget Office has issued a report laying out the benefits of eliminating tax-exempt qualified private activity bonds.

The continuing resolution through mid-March is expected to include $$90 billion in disaster funding.

Justices appeared open to narrowing the scope of federal environmental impact reviews during oral arguments on a bond-financed Utah railway to move crude oil.

The future of key policies and upcoming budget battle tactics are taking shape based on several leadership changes and announcements in recent days.

Washington D.C. is lobbying Congress for an extra $47 million in expenses for the upcoming inauguration of President Trump while also raising concerns about the effects of debt ceiling squabbles on the city's credit rating.

California's high-speed train has become one of the nation's most politicized infrastructure projects.

Political change in Washington and the looming budget battle is raising anxiety in state legislatures.

The legislation sends unobligated dollars from the TIFIA program to the popular Surface Transportation Block Grant.

Experts are already predicting where the spending cuts will happen including the status of the tax exemption for municipal bonds.