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Public pensions are averaging a significantly improved 80.6% funded ratio, but took on riskier investments to obtain higher returns, which would be problematic in a market correction.

The new rule will require FEMA to consider climate change's impact on future flood patterns in determining how and sometimes if to build back after flooding. 

Sterling Heights, Michigan, plans to issue $45 million of bonds to help finance a $1.06 billion redevelopment of Lakeside Mall, which closed at the end of June.

Neither presidential candidate is talking enough about the "unsustainable" U.S. deficit, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said.

The $238.8 million of voter-approved debt will end a 12-year drought in new money general obligation issuance by the nation's fifth largest city.

The Federal Reserve chairman has two years left in his term, which he will serve regardless of who occupies the White House. Powell's term on the Fed Board of Governors expires in 2028.

While the market awaits the initial FDTA proposal, some wonder if the rulemaking will be affected by the upcoming presidential election and the U.S. Supreme Court's Chevron decision.

The New York City Transitional Finance Authority is set up to refund Build America Bonds as part of a $2.11 billion deal slated to land in the market this week.

Without legislation, the Supreme Court's Chevron ruling makes it "less likely" the U.S. will meet its stated climate goals, said Moody's Investors Service.

The Grants Pass decision was viewed as the most consequential for local governments of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent session.

The airport reports that both passenger and freight traffic has grown well beyond pre-pandemic levels.

A revenue bond issue for Galveston Wharves will price Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl interrupted port operations earlier this week.

Every state in the Midwest has clean water and drinking water financing programs. Those financing mechanisms may face greater strain in the years ahead.

GOP House bills feature spending cuts and some policy riders, including a provision in the Transportation and Housing draft bill that bans congestion pricing in New York.

The plan would raise about $100 million a year to create and preserve affordable housing.

S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook on the city's AA rating to negative from stable, citing increased debt and costs from a settlement with firefighters.

The City Council-approved deal spends big on education and housing and reverses earlier cuts, but analysts are wary of the city's budget practices.

Between two state measures and one regional, California starts with $40 billion of GO bonds on the November ballot, before any other local measures are tallied.

After the west abutment on the Rapidan Dam partially failed last week, it's up to the Blue Earth County board of commissioners to pursue repair or removal.

Laws enacted in Arkansas and Kansas will reduce income tax revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars in fiscal 2025.