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Illinois house leaders continued to negotiate on budget and policy issues with the clock ticking.

Puerto Rico said the money belongs to the agency as it works through bankruptcy proceedings to reduce its debt.

A California court handed a partial win to both sides in litigation between water providers.

Funding levels of state pension plans dropped from 77% in 2014 to 69% in 2016

The Puerto Rico legislature approved a General Fund budget without debt service, leaving it to the Oversight Board to say where money for bond payments will come from in fiscal 2018.

National Public Finance Guarantee's ability to write new business is in question after a downgrade to A, three notches below competitors Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual, which were both affirmed at AA.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Monday, according to traders, who were looking ahead to Tuesday, when the first of the week’s new issues head into the market.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will veto the biennial budget, although an override is anticipated.

Opposition to the Better Care Reconciliation Act has been widespread

Indiana’s termination of a troubled highway P3 underscores the financial risks of such projects.

DIXON, Ill. -- The county continues to work out plans to build a new law enforcement center, but recent estimates show the jail will cost more than estimated, and there will be less money than projected to pay for it.

Iowa’s weaker-than-projected revenue collections are so far manageable, Moody’s said.

S&P Global Ratings said it lowered its financial strength rating on National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. (National) to A from AA-minus and its long-term counterparty credit rating on MBIA Inc. to BBB from A-minus.

Lawmakers rush to beat deadline as the latest FAA authorization is set to run out on Sept. 30.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- As the mother and grandmother of children with special needs, Heather Young has never voted against a school bond issue.

The union rank and file must OK the agreement as a budget deadline nears.

New York City lost fewer jobs and recovered faster than the rest of the country from the Great Recession, according to a first-of-its-kind study released Monday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $26 billion of two-year notes with a 1 1/4% coupon at a 1.348% yield, a price of 99.807259

Alaska lawmakers passed a budget to avoid a government shutdown, without tackling underlying problems.

New York municipalities may see a lapse in tax collections absent new legislation, according to Fitch Ratings.