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The agreement includes plans for a bill creating a constitutional amendment to allow the state to set aside greater sums in reserves.

With a tax battle looming, the chair of the powerful committee will guide tax policy.

Broker-dealer Millennium will provide clients with real-time pricing and trade execution capabilities by connecting directly to the Investortools Dealer Network, or IDN.

The low-investment-grade offering for a high-profile public private partnership stood out in a crowded airport sector.

"It is hard to be overly excited about current valuations of tax-exempts relative to Treasuries; however, at tax-adjusted yields (using individual tax brackets), munis look quite attractive compared with other asset classes," noted Barclays PLC.

Knowing where to focus won't be easy among the numerous issues in play.

The California Supreme Court issued an opinion Thursday blocking an anti-tax measure from November's ballot.

A petition aimed at the Federal Emergency Management Agency highlights the deficiencies and opportunities FEMA has in adapting to a world of frequent extreme weather events

While the muni market lobbies for its wish list, investors keep in mind that any tax rate changes affect appetite and market technicals.

Existing California law requires hospitals to be fully operational after a large earthquake by 2030. The Senate has passed a bill to extend the deadline.

Municipal bond mutual funds saw small inflows as investors added $16.4 million to the funds after $154.4 million of inflows the week prior, according to LSEG Lipper.

The Advance Act is expected to shorten the timeline for project approvals

Legislation passed by Utah lawmakers during a special session addresses concerns from the Intermountain Power Agency about a new law to keep a coal-fired power plant operating.

The state's new law requires companies like investment banks to provide written verification of their positions, part of a trend among similar bills aimed at preventing Wall Street banks from lying about their positions, said a firearms industry lobbyist.

Undersubscribed funding opportunities are blocked by regulation.

Issuance this year is "well on its way" to $450 billion, mostly from the tax-exempt supply of new money projects, said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics.

The city and its Austin Transit partnership are seeking court validation for bonds to help finance the multi-billion-dollar project.

A coalition of metropolitan planning organizations and transportation officials along the Interstate-4 corridor approved a resolution supporting further development.

Columbus' technology modernization push has embedded artificial intelligence functionality into its payroll, revenue and accounting and operations systems.

Investors may want to consider non-disclosure of climate hazards as a symbol of non-resilient projects and limited planning.