Biden Administration

The stopgap funding bill provides $4.5 billion of disaster recovery aid for New Mexico, Florida, Puerto Rico and more.

The electric vehicle charging program allocates the biggest chunk of federal funds to Texas, at $407 million. California is next in line, with $383 million. No other state receives more than $200 million.

The temporary government funding bill includes money for expected recovery needs from Hurricane Ian's landfall in Florida this week.

The Federal Highway Administration needs to act more like a partner and less like a roadblock, state transportation officials said.

The muni market is watching the fiscal 2023 defense bill closely to see if a final version requires issuers to overhaul their financial disclosure practices.

The program received more than 250 applications for $26.5 billion worth of projects across the country.

The Inflation Reduction Act gives $30 billion worth of tax credits to existing U.S. nuclear facilities , but it remains to be seen how much the subsidies move the long-term credit needle.

The short-term funding bill would avoid a government shutdown ahead of midterm elections.

Climate science data that guides where and what to build will be key to effective use of new federal dollars.

The Inflation Reduction Act's changes are significant enough that they will be featured in the banner at the top of the offering statement.

Democrats say the $740 billion legislation would mark the largest climate change mitigation investment in the country's history.

The training camps will focus on 30 grant programs in the infrastructure law that carry the biggest bang for their buck and allow cities to apply directly to the feds.

The bulging surpluses are a result of $5 trillion in economic stimulus from the federal government including American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds which boosted economic activity and tax revenues.

The $2.2 billion will be divided evenly between urban and rural communities, with 75% going to projects in poor or disadvantaged areas.

States and localities are in line for clean energy funding, some of which builds on grant programs in the bipartisan infrastructure law.

Issuers praised the bill's climate provisions while muni market participants said it's unlikely to significantly hurt demand for tax-exempt paper.

A group of 20 muni bond investment firms have asked U.S. cities to disclose their environmental-related needs and risks, including infrastructure projects, to CDP, a global disclosure firm.

Sens. Manchin and Schumer's long-elusive deal on a energy, climate and tax bill includes no muni-friendly items or SALT reform.

The Democrats' reconciliation bill has been whittled down to a pair of health care provisions, including one that carries implications for nonprofit hospital credit quality.

“We have to be able to build things better and faster in this country and you don’t have to be a Democrat or a Republican to agree with that."