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Prominent current and former public officials and analysts broadly agree that states and localities are headed for deep financial holes without additional and substantial federal aid.

County leaders say added flexibility in CARES Act spending in the Senate GOP bill is limited.

Their suit against 11 bond underwriters will be heard in a local, rather than federal, court, the lead judge said Wednesday.

Fitch Ratings cut Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District in Imperial County to BB from BBB-minus.

Acosta Jordán has more than 30 years of financial services experience in Puerto Rico.

Florida TaxWatch and environmentalists are urging Florida lawmakers to stop planning for the Suncoast Connector and others before millions are spent.

Hilltop was fined a total of $475,000, with $100,000 pertaining to violations of municipal securities rules.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Patrick Foye called mass transit "the circulatory system of the nation."

The Smart Plan received the leadership recognition award from the National Association of Government Defined Contribution Administrators.

Municipals held firm as more new deals swarmed into the marketplace.

Colorado's decision to withhold pension funding brings a warning from Moody's.

State revenues for fiscal 2020 came in 5.7% lower than Florida forecasters anticipated because of business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the coronavirus infections rise in parts of the nation, the economy is suffering.

It is unlikely that transit agencies will get the full amount, but the Senate's new bill implies possible discussion for more transit funding.

The order also creates a chief diversity officer in all city agencies to help with the efforts.

The National Conference of State Legislatures said the proposal “ignores the economic realities in the states."

Minnesota's governor blames efforts to strip emergency powers he used in the fight against COVID-19 for the holdup in passing a $1.8 billion bond authorization.

As an industry, we must speak persuasively with one voice and impress upon the administration and Congress that there is no substitute for the golden, reliable friends of our industry’s past.

The three-month extension for the central bank's lending programs is one of several recent steps by policymakers to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus pandemic stretches through the summer.

Tom Kozlik of Hilltop Securities explains why meaningful federal coronavirus assistance to states and cities is no slam dunk. Paul Burton hosts. Recorded July 21.