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Stronger-than-expected economic numbers could boost bond issuance.
January 26 -
Must-pass spending bills and a debt ceiling fight are in the near future.
December 15 -
The aid includes $9.6 billion for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to repair and rebuild the electrical grid and $2 billion for the Puerto Rico Department of Education.
September 21 -
Economists say it's better for lawmakers to give too much aid than not enough in uncertain times.
August 14 -
State and local governments would lay off an additional 1.5 million to 2 million workers if that happens, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.
August 13 -
Water utilities feel they have been left out of federal relief funding, making future financing in a WRDA bill important.
August 11 -
State and local government layoffs already have been triple the amount of job losses that occurred during the Great Recession.
July 10 -
The commonwealth's investor conference struck an upbeat tone, thanks to its Boston economic growth and an oversubscribed bond sale.
November 17