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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 state faces slower job growth after gains in the previous three years outpaced the nation, according to the Dallas Federal Reserve's Texas economic outlook.

The sale of the bonds allowed ACTA to reshape its debt service profile and avoid projected debt service shortfalls by refunding into capital appreciation bonds and extending maturity dates.

California voters will weight a $6.4 billion bond measure in March that redirects money from an existing millionaire's tax supporting mental health programs.

In her State of the County address, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava unveiled plans to invest in housing, septic to sewer conversions, flood prevention, parks and other infrastructure.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine rolled out the Welcome Home Ohio program, a product of the Ohio legislature's biennium budget bill, House Bill 33.

Tourism raised $35.2 billion in taxes in 2022, consisting of $18.9 billion in federal tax revenue, $8.1 billion in state tax revenue and $8.2 billion in local tax receipts, according to a report.

Affordable housing expert Marian Zucker retired on Dec. 1 as head of S&P Global Rating's housing group after over 40 years of working in the public and private sectors of the municipal bond industry.

Cities and states in the Southwest are making affordable housing a funding priority through voter-approved general obligation bonds or in their budgets.

Anne Marie Pippin, associate director in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Office of Financial Technology, weighs the forces shaping the industry's future.