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A squabble between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the state of Maryland appears to be moving towards a resolution which effects two major bridges in the Washington D.C. – Baltimore region.

The Florida train is struggling to generate enough revenue to pay its debt.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman warned that labor market conditions could weaken further and said the central bank should avoid signaling a pause in monetary policy.

"There are big credit differences between Chicago and New York City," said an investor.

The measure would fund 40,000-plus homes to address the state's persistent supply gap, supporters say. Time is tight to qualify it for the June election.

Report for January 16, 2026

"We're starting off from a really high tax equivalent yield and that really starts the market from a position of strength," said Matt Norton, CIO for municipal bonds at AllianceBernstein.

A handful of former Fed officials noted that the markets' measured response to a probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell was a result of pushback from Trump allies.

The tax reform costs will be offset by reductions in certain government spending, application of excess revenues that are coming in, and elimination of certain tax exemptions.

As Congress hammers away on a surface transportation bill, counties are fighting for a seat at the table while reckoning with dwindling gas tax revenues.

The Maryland Department of Transportation's acting secretary said the bill would provide "greater transparency and accountability in transportation spending decisions."

Pending city council approval, the February competitive bond sale would be the first issuance from $950 million of debt authorized by voters on Nov. 4.

The top 10 issuers accounted for $76.889 billion of the total issuance for the year, or 13.5%.

State revenues were down 0.7% in the first six months of the fiscal year compared to a year earlier.

Report for January 15, 2026

January got off to a good start, with muni yields rallying through Jan. 7. Since then, yields have been steady to slightly richer in spots, with muni yields seeing some strength in the front end and belly of the curve.

Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran said he doesn't "really buy" the view that a potential indictment of Fed Chair Jerome Powell would affect the central bank's monetary policy.

Gov. Ferguson pushed a wealth tax and infrastructure spending in his State of the State speech, but Republicans cried foul on the spending.

Panelists diverged sharply on the outlook for 2026 at the Executives' Club of Chicago's Annual Economic Outlook panel, held at a hotel in Chicago's Loop.

The RFC asks a number of questions about the dealer supervisory rule.