Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Hosting a single World Cup match can cost cities roughly $100 to $200 million, said House lawmakers that introduced the bill.
December 10 -
State legislators are prepping for a coming storm of budget turmoil caused by shifting Medicaid policy as the era of historic tax cuts appears to be ending.
December 10 -
California faces an estimated $18 billion deficit as a new poll finds state residents expressing more concern about the rising cost of living.
December 10 -
A 2025 state law prohibits cities from increasing their property tax revenue if they fail to produce a timely annual financial audit.
December 9 -
States anchor muni portfolios as credit ballast despite rising budget, economic and policy pressures Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton finds that low debt burdens, stronger rainy-day funds, improved pension metrics and robust legal safeguards help states remain a core source of stability and diversification for muni portfolios despite slowing growth and fiscal headwinds.
December 9 -
The state comptroller's office purchased about $5 million of shares in a bitcoin exchange traded fund last month for a newly created strategic reserve.
December 9 -
Legislation to increase the affordable housing supply which often includes bond sales is getting attention in Congress as the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act hits a speed bump.
December 9 -
States face broadening credit challenges, and while local governments have shown resilience, school districts are more at risk, S&P Global Ratings said.
December 8 -
Much has changed since October and most economists are sure the FOMC will lower rates by 25 basis points this week, with dissenting votes expected.
December 8 -
The Trump administration is requesting information on revitalizing Dulles International Airport, including the possibility of tapping a public-private partnership.
December 5 -
Cintra submitted a proposal calling for four new tolled managed lanes on I-76 that would be structured as a $5 billion, 50-year design-build-finance-operate-maintain P3.
December 5 -
Race and sex-based preferences were removed from the state's Historically Underutilized Business program, which will focus exclusively on veteran-owned firms.
December 4 -
Dozens of lawmakers are bailing out of Congress before the midterm elections adding new wrinkles to the fading possibility of a second budget reconciliation which could require revenue raisers detrimental to the muni market.
December 4 -
The roster change comes as the powerful committee tackles the next surface reauthorization bill.
December 4 -
The U.S. and California economies will slow in early 2026, only to recover later in the year, according to the forecast.
December 3 -
The transaction, which supports the Navajo community in Ganado, Arizona, represents a major landmark in furthering Native American health care infrastructure, overcoming hurdles tribal governments typically face in issuing municipal debt to open a replicable path to market other indigenous health systems can follow.
December 2 -
A budget forecast prepared by the Virginia House Appropriations Committee shows tightening financial constraints in 2026 —including a higher cap on state and local tax deductions — could result in the state's issuing bonds.
December 2 -
The toll road agency's financial and other practices were targeted in a November legislative study, which could lead to another round of reform legislation.
December 2 -
The deal combined the benefits of a green designation with a massive, highly visible airport project.
December 1 -
Bond issuers in the water sector are concerned about a reduction in WIFIA loan closings as some point to competition from municipal bonds as a cause for a decline in their popularity.
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