Special Program Root Tag

Its state university systems face a funding freeze for noncompliance with a 2023 state law banning diversity, equity, and inclusion offices.

Recipients included Marjorie Henning, retired deputy comptroller for public finance for the New York City Comptroller's office; Albert Simons, retired partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; and New York City Budget Director Jacques Jiha. 

The $684 million turnpike deal is one of a spate of recent forward delivery deals driven by interest rate uncertainties. 

Municipal analysts have been tracking the challenges faced by home insurers in California and other states plagued with extreme weather events as a harbinger of credit risk.

The measure "sets the table for a likely big tax bill next Congress," said Charles Samuels of Mintz Levin.

Enviva's $353 million in tax-exempt bonds currently are among the liabilities at stake in the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

"It's getting frantic out there," when it comes to competitive grants and drumming up local matches, said William Murdock, executive director of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, speaking at a local government event during Infrastructure Week in Washington, D.C.

Catch up on our recent coverage of the various legal issues and considerations impacting BAB redemptions.

The Turnpike Authority of Kentucky expects to sell the bonds on June 6.

The ASCE in a report analyzing future infrastructure needs says it will take a mix of public and private funds to narrow the funding gap.

Along with tax cuts and school funding increases, lawmakers created passenger rail funding streams and paved the way for a historic hotel's bond-financed purchase.

Pittsburgh recently celebrated removing 11,000 lead water service pipes. It has around 6,000 to go, and estimates that it will finish around 2026. 

More funding went to oil and gas subsidies than into green energy projects in recent years, according to panelists at Milken Institute's Global Conference.

A $327 million competitive bond deal, including $35 million of taxables, will fund renovations to the stadium and a new football operations building.

"One big challenge is the amount of advocates that we've had in Congress that will be retiring or no longer running for re-election," said SIFMA's Leslie Norwood.

Lawmakers in Illinois have proposed legislation to consolidate the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, Pace and the Regional Transportation Authority.

As we continue to keep an eye out on commercial downtowns around the country, during this discussion we will focus on: Current projections: are people expected to return to offices or that is no longer in the cards?, Impact of vacancies on the property values, Addressing homelessness facing large urban centers, What efforts have been underway to address the current situation impacting commercial space in urban downtowns?

Delivery delays for Boeing planes are impacting airports, with Southwest Airlines recently announcing it is pulling out or reducing flights at some facilities.

Josh Shapiro proposed $500 million of bonds for site development in his executive budget. But site development has its risks, and the returns may take time.

In the wake of Citi's and UBS's exit from the municipal industry, other firms are seizing the opportunity to expand with new hires.