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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.
December 18 -
Concerns are rising as the Congressional Budget Office has issued a report laying out the benefits of eliminating tax-exempt qualified private activity bonds.
December 17 -
The continuing resolution through mid-March is expected to include $$90 billion in disaster funding.
December 17 -
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.
December 17 -
The future of key policies and upcoming budget battle tactics are taking shape based on several leadership changes and announcements in recent days.
December 13 -
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.
December 11 -
California's high-speed train has become one of the nation's most politicized infrastructure projects.
December 10 -
Political change in Washington and the looming budget battle is raising anxiety in state legislatures.
December 10 -
The legislation sends unobligated dollars from the TIFIA program to the popular Surface Transportation Block Grant.
December 9 -
Experts are already predicting where the spending cuts will happen including the status of the tax exemption for municipal bonds.
December 6 -
Economists gaming out the possibilities for tax policy in the Trump administration believe the bond market will dictate budget cuts and spending increases.
December 4 -
Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., also said implementation of the data standards law may be tricky with the change of administrations.
December 3 -
Independent Financial Group, LLC failed to ensure its employees were offering low-cost options to retail customers looking to rollover a 529 plan to another state.
December 2 -
The $515 million bond-financed arena renovation in downtown Washington will move forward despite labor union concerns.
November 27 -
APTA is pressing Congress to approve millions in relief funding for infrastructure spending related to natural disaster recovery.
November 26 -
Sen. Jodi Ernst, R-Iowa, who will chair a Department of Government Efficiency Senate caucus next year, wants to kill federal support for the California high-speed train.
November 26 -
The Commission credits its work this year partially to the willingness of market participants to self report and cooperate with investigations.
November 26 -
A hearing for four separate federal lawsuits seeking to block the congestion pricing plan is set for Dec. 20.
November 25 -
Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and noted Trump ally, is nominated for Treasury Secretary.
November 25 - States eye green bonds, superfund and cap-and-invest programs to fund resilient infrastructure needs
The tools come with risks, like legal challenges to "polluter pay" funds or potential corporate departures with cap-and-invest programs.
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