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Jonathan Dingle from Meridiam accepts the 2025 Deal of the Year award for P3 Financing.

Rodney Oliver from Virginia Port Authority accepts the 2025 Deal of the Year award for the Southeast Region.

Joe Nardone from Columbus Regional Airport Authority accepts the 2025 Deal of the Year award for the Midwest Region.

Michelle Maddox of Alaska Railroad Corp. accepts the 2025 Deal of the Year award for the Far West Region.

Chris Poinsatte from DFW International Airport accepts the 2025 Deal of the Year award for the Southwest Region.

Adam Barksy from the New York Power Authority accepts the 2025 Deal of the Year award for the Northeast Region.

Gov. Ferguson pushed a wealth tax and infrastructure spending in his State of the State speech, but Republicans cried foul on the spending.

Panelists diverged sharply on the outlook for 2026 at the Executives' Club of Chicago's Annual Economic Outlook panel, held at a hotel in Chicago's Loop.

The RFC asks a number of questions about the dealer supervisory rule.

Public pensions have notched some improvements as the uncertainty surrounding state budgets and the effects of tariffs raise concerns.

Eurostar veteran Nicolas Petrovic will oversee the Florida system while Mike Reininger will focus exclusively on Brightline West.

The top three financial advisors have remained the same over the past several quarters: PFM in first, PRAG in second and HilltopSecurities in third.

With the latest injunction in favor of Revolution Wind, the Trump administration's war on alternative energy is seeming more and more quixotic.

Moody's Ratings warned some states face credit risk after the Trump administration froze $10 billion of funding to five blue states.

Moody's Ratings downgraded Fridley Independent School District three notches, to Ba3 from Baa3, and placed its bond ratings under review for downgrade.

"The bond market breathed a sigh of relief this morning as the CPI inflation numbers came in a tad weaker than expected," said John Kerschner, global head of securitised products and portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors.

"BNY is pleased to have resolved this matter," a BNY spokesperson said.

The "Making the American Dream Affordable Again" roadmap makes no mention of tax-exempt bonds.

The rating agency lifted the state's general obligation and other ratings by a notch, citing well-established and prudent governance practices.

Maryland is currently battling federal job losses and string of financial challenges but is starting the new year with a new triple-A rating on its general obligation bonds complete with a stable outlook.