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The Office of Recovery Programs Contact Center helps municipalities with American Rescue Plan Act funding questions.

Inflation continues to wreak havoc on new construction rental projects that are still in the pipeline.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that blocks Treasury from enforcing the "tax cut ban" against 13 states.

The complex restructured its debt through bankruptcy in 2018 but COVID-19 knocked its recovery off track.

Treasury's move is the latest by the federal government to enforce its Offset Provision that bars states from using ARPA funds for tax cuts.

A panel discussion hosted by the Volcker Alliance explored the future of American cities

Transportation sectors from airports to toll roads are expected to remain stable despite a likely recession and high inflation and interest rates, ratings analysts said.

Missouri's challenge to the law that prohibits pandemic aid funding being used for tax cuts won't get a hearing.

This dismissal won't affect the state's other lawsuit against the Biden administration's clawback of pandemic relief funds for state tax cuts

Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, talks with Chip Barnett about the county's robust economy as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. She talks about how the seaport and airport are booming and looks at some challenges ahead such as environmental and housing issues. Taped live in Miami on Dec. 7. (10 minutes)

State spending growth topped 18.2% in FY 2022, the highest annual increase in state spending since the National Association of State Budget Officers began recording the data in 1979.

Tribal governments have invested in 344 infrastructure and affordable housing projects as a result of $20 billion received from the American Rescue Plan Act.

A separate report showed the state's workforce declined by 1% between 2011 and 2021 while the workforce increased 5.1% nationally during that time frame.

A combination of federal funding and rising tax collections has filled the coffers.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has filed to extend G-27 relief to give dealers an extra six-month window for remote inspections

American Rescue Plan Act dollars amounted to around 22% of states' annual general fund budgets, according to a court filing from a trio of southern states fighting ARPA's restriction on tax cuts.

In its analysis of primary market data from 2019 to 2021, the MSRB showed that market participants fled competitive offerings during the COVID period and preferred private placements.

Illinois will pay down another $450 million of the $1.8 billion outstanding from a $4.5 billion federal loan to pay pandemic-related unemployment claims.

A Reason Foundation study found K-12 debt steadily rising since 2014.

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.