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Analysts were pleased that a known quantity with bona fides was the pick, but Warsh may bring about changes in the Fed that have some concerned.

Warsh, who served on the U.S. central bank's Board of Governors from 2006 to 2011 and has previously advised Trump on economic policy, would succeed Jerome Powell when his term at the helm ends in May.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed a statewide sales tax as part of his plan to deal with a budget deficit brought on by declining oil revenues.

Report for January 30, 2026

Over the past five years, January has seen a relatively stable market tone, said Jeff Timlin, managing partner and head of municipal bond investing at Sage Advisory.

Campbellsville University "shares many of the characteristics of schools that are struggling" in higher education, said Lisa Washburn of Municipal Market Analytics.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton uses the Federal Reserve's latest Flow of Funds data to show how households still dominate municipal bond ownership even as ETFs surge and banks and insurance companies trim exposure, reshaping muni demand heading into 2026.

The move comes after Janney shuttered its public finance business in December.

The governor, in the final year of his term, asked lawmakers to approve reforms that would fix the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's balance sheet.

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Report for January 29, 2026

After voters rejected a 2019 bond proposal, Michigan's Dearborn Public Schools is mulling a possible $500 million, $1 billion or $1.5 billion bond this year.

"Markets are reading this as a strategic pause, not a policy shift," said Gina Bolvin, president of Bolvin Wealth Management Group.

The rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey is well underway, but the project can't continue without federal funds the adminstration has choked off.

Addison is the sixth of Dallas Area Rapid Transit's 13 member cities where voters will decide in May whether to drop out of the agency.

Democrats said they've paused negotiations until the administration relaxes its anti-clean energy stance.

Public finance advocates are trying to interpret mixed signals about plans to pass a major reconciliation bill that could put the threat to the tax-exempt status of munis back on the table.

The Texas city, which is a regional water supplier, is turning to several sources to boost dwindling water supplies amid an ongoing drought.