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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee lawmakers urged new bills and new ways for transit authorities to deal with the post-COVID dynamics.

Treasury representatives said Friday that they will be issuing further guidance to help counties deal with the upcoming reporting and compliance deadlines.

Sen. Paul's provision would block the central bank from buying state and local debt, a tool that muni advocates say is important to preserve in case of future pandemic-like events.

FEMA, state and cities have been in a dispute over federal funding locals say was promised to place homeless people in hotels after the pandemic struck. Officials say the recent outlay doesn't cover the disputed time frame.

The D.C.-area agency, unique among mass transit systems in that it has no dedicated operating funding, faces the same challenges as other transit agencies: fewer riders and federal support.

House Republicans want 2024 appropriations offset with cuts from "COVID-era slush funds."

More than one out of every 100 residents who pay income taxes left the Empire State during the pandemic in 2020, according to report released by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. And, while slowing, the trend hasn't stopped.

Investors and ratings analysts look beyond the bevy of local hospitality taxes backing MetPier's debt to the state sales tax that acts as the paper's ultimate security.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied Treasury's motion for en banc review following its January panel decision that rendered the American Rescue Plan Act's Offset Provision "unconstitutionally unascertainable."

How to fill the gap left by ridership declines is the question facing transit agencies, said panelists at The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure Conference.

In the first half of the year, private-sector jobs in the Big Apple surpassed pre-pandemic levels as payroll gains outperformed the national growth rate. However, Mayor Adams says there is one big problem that "will destroy New York City."

Municipalities are facing a deadline to obligate COVID-relief money.

Nonprofit assisted living and nursing home bonds continue to be under stress, with defaults and impairments on the rise.

More than 80% of Michigan's larger cities said they are using ARPA funds for capital improvements like buildings and parks.

The $350 billion of flexible relief funding sent directly to cities, towns and states under the American Rescue Plan Act will remain untouched under the new debt deal.

The CTA is looking for the state to boost operating funds to help solve a looming $400 million annual shortfall.

The key question for issuers will be how lawmakers decide which funds are protected and which are open to being rescinded.

"The funds made available to local governments in the American Rescue Plan Act have been a lifeline to our nation's communities," said National League of Cities CEO Clarence Anthony.

The House Republicans proposal to avoid a debt limit default relies on spending cuts and "capturing" unspent COVID aid.

As it tracks the spending of $4.6 trillion of pandemic funds, the GAO is also reviewing what some Republicans deem improper use of the funds by cities and states.