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The drinking and clean water state revolving fund programs and other water infrastructure programs are up for reauthorization this year.

A bill that would change the rules for handling natural disasters is stalled in Congress as county governments grapple with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's regulations.

JPMS violated MSRB Rule G-32 as well as MSRB Rule G-27, FINRA found. 

The National League of Cities and the National Association of Counties are teaming up with several other local government agencies lobbying Congress over infrastructure funding.

The Trump administration has released some funds but work on the megaproject remains halted.

Iowa, Vermont, Wisconsin and the US Virgin Islands are among the least-friendly governments for P3 advocates.

The agency's Disaster Recovery Fund has a sufficient balance for the near term but a funding lapse will translate into longer response times to local and state governments, FEMA's associate administrator warned.

The Senate voted to disallow Washington D.C.'s attempt to decouple its tax policy from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as the city's mayor charts more budget challenges in the near future.

Federal grants and loans account for $15 billion of the $16 billion Hudson Tunnels project.

By an overwhelming bipartisan majority, the House advanced affordable housing legislation that includes a proposal that's expected to spur mortgage revenue bond issuance.

The era of "announcement" is over; the era of "execution" is here.

The MSRB published the request for comment Nov. 3 to seek input on draft amendments to Rule D-15, which defines the term sophisticated municipal market professional.

States have been slow to put the money to work.

In rural areas, "even modest rate increases can force low-income households to choose between water service and other basic necessities," Matt Odermann from the National Rural Water Association told senators Wednesday.

Washington D.C. is trying to follow the lead of many states that have decoupled their tax policy from the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but Congress is signaling disapproval which would result in a budget shortage.

"This would be an unnecessary change that would be difficult to administer and comply with and which would severely limit municipal entity choice," the Bond Dealers of America said in a comment letter.

Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson formed a Senate subcommittee to investigate the Los Angeles fires at the request of Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.

"I was in banking for a long time and this gives me a chance to support the market from another angle," said Rob Dailey.

"MSRB is committed to ensuring our regulatory framework keeps pace with an evolving market," MSRB Board Chair Natasha Holiday said.

The District of Columbia deals will bring a mix of new money and refunding bonds with a variable-rate component.