Coronavirus

Jonathan Bowles of Center for an Urban Future explores how New York City could benefit from a green public works program. He also calls for unlocking the potential of CUNY and improving the city's capital construction process. Paul Burton hosts (17 minutes).

Political uncertainty will elevate bond price volatility for those issuers more dependent on fiscal support. Still, the broader market will benefit from support for education, transportation, and healthcare sectors.

The rating agency called the commonwealth's proposed rainy day fund withdrawal moderate.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appear wary of signs of froth in financial markets, even as they press ahead with economic stimulus measures that are elevating the euphoria.

Disneyland amusement park in Anaheim has been closed since March as California struggled to reduce its COVID-19 numbers.

Mainstreaming some emergency measures would provide the Department of Design and Construction more contracting flexibility, said first deputy commissioner Jamie Torres-Springer.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal, rosier revenue estimates and the prospects of more federal aid are only short-term salve for the state's long-term fiscal strains.

Lawmakers will vote next week on a relief package agreed to by the governor and legislative leadership.

Federal Highway Administration officials have told the mass transit agency they would fast-track an environmental review process.

From the return of advanced refundings to a direct-pay bond option, Michael Decker and Brett Bolton highlight the work the Bond Dealers of America are focused on in 2021, and the challenges and ultimate resilience of the municipal market since the onslaught of COVID. Lynne Funk and Kyle Glazier host. (30 minutes)

Indiana, Michigan and Ohio budget proposals benefit from a revenue picture that is more optimistic than feared earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic.

School districts are likely to address learning loss with more spending on summer school, intensive tutoring, and afterschool programs.

Uncertainties include state and federal aid levels, the effects of vaccine distribution and the MTA's finances.

If voters grant $500 million in new bond authority, the agency can hold down rate increases to fund mandatory projects.

The governor, in his $46 billion biennial budget proposal, called for both as the state seeks to plug a deficit from the effects of COVID-19. The plan also has a bond provision.

Responsible, limited changes in the tax code and IRS regulations could go a long way toward economic recovery where needed most to deal with the pandemic.

Local governments would get 40% of the $350 billion in direct federal aid to state and local governments.

The Federal Reserve’s Main Street Lending Program, which was designed to provide emergency support to mid-size U.S. companies during the pandemic, lent out a total $17.5 billion.

More than 30 finance chiefs of major U.S. cities sent a letter to the Biden Administration making their case for direct aid and new borrowing tools

A House committee is considering for the first time how grants for ports will be appropriated to combat the pandemic.