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Such a move might allay fears in the capital markets while removing lawmakers from decision-making, according to consultant Jim Millstein.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy cut an education bond measure to $500 million from $1 billion.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will be asked to be the conduit issuer for $1.75 billion of PABs on behalf of the project's private owners.

City Budget Director Melanie Hartzog discusses the $89.16 billion fiscal 2019 budget, spending priorities, reserves and the dynamic between Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office and the City Council. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

Wilshire Consulting said the aggregate funded ratio for U.S. state pension plans remained unchanged between and first and second quarters of 2018 at 70.8%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous 12 months.

The ceasing of casino revenue sharing payments continues to hamper the credit conditions of Niagara Falls, N.Y., according to S&P Global Ratings.

The organization chose Karen Daly, Emily Brock, and Lori Schreckengost to receive the annual awards.

DASNY finished the first half of 2018 as the nation’s second largest issuer with $3.2 billion in bonds sold.

The proposed Treasury rules would limit states' use of charitable deductions as workarounds for the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes.

The New York State Thruway Authority is on the road to completing a decades-long reconstruction project for a heavily-traveled stretch of Interstate-95.