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Dr. Shawn Wilson, former Louisiana Transportation Secretary, discusses the transformative Calcasieu Bridge project, lessons from public-private partnerships, and how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is reshaping U.S. infrastructure development.
January 21
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While Texas is forecasting a big budget balance, fiscal boom times are ebbing for it and other Southwest states amid tax cuts and depleted federal funding.
January 21
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Unfortunately, a vocal minority believes eliminating the longstanding tax exemption on local, state, and municipal bonds is one way to pay for extending tax cuts.
January 21
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Sources on the Hill indicate that whatever gets cut will come from that list. But that doesn't mean that everything on the list is going to get cut.
January 17
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The Los Angeles-area wildfires have sparked a negative rating watch for several credits from Fitch Ratings.
January 17
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As the Trump administration fills out it cabinet positions, advocates for housing affordability are feeling hopeful but cautious.
January 17
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The Regents of the University of California leads the negotiated calendar with $2 billion of general revenue refunding bonds.
January 17
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While the new tax policies should address the state's projected deficit, rating agencies are cautious about the projected revenues and federal spending on Medicaid, which could impact Louisiana.
January 17
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Fieldman, Rolapp & Co. has acquired Orem, Utah-based municipal advisor G.L. Hicks, a healthcare finance specialist.
January 17
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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Thursday announced the members of its 2025 advisory groups.
January 17
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Data-driven local governments and other public agencies might sound like a complex subject or something difficult to attain, but that could not be further from the truth.
January 17
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Among the materials for lawmakers is a new report estimating the tax exemption saves issuers $824 billion through 2035.
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New York Mayor Eric Adams, bolstered by lower-than-forecast spending on migrants, proposed a $114.5 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
January 17
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The muni market saw a record $507.585 billion of debt issued in 2024, up 31.8% from $385.061 billion in 2023, according to LSEG data.
January 17
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The top 10 advisors accounted for $249.421 billion of par or 59.3% of the total issuance with municipal advisors.
January 17
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New York boasts four of the top 10 issuers, followed by California with two and one a piece for Florida, Massachusetts, Washington and New Jersey.
January 17
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With losses expected to be measured in the tens or hundreds of billions, the municipal finance industry begins to take stock of the Los Angeles-area wildfires.
January 17
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The state will try to convince the rating agency to lift its debt to AA, to match the rating others have assigned.
January 16
