Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The state does not have the bonding capacity to independently rebuild the American Legion Bridge, the feds say. The state continues to hope for a federal grant to help cover the cost.
April 10 -
During the two-week ceasefire anything could still happen and a "blow up" would create significant volatility, said Kevin McGuigan, director at Municipal Market Analytics.
April 10 -
Credit ratings agencies, consultants and budget analysts are beginning to calculate, costs, risks, and remedies associated with cuts to Medicaid prescribed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
April 10 -
A second budget reconciliation bill is moving closer to reality, creating a mixed bag of challenges and opportunities for the municipal bond market.
April 9 -
Wells Fargo's Julie Barger called the investors a "who's who of buyers in the muni market" including mutual funds, ETFs, SMAs and insurance companies.
April 9 -
The Texas city is facing a potential level 1 emergency, indicating the water system is 180 days from supply not meeting demand.
April 8 -
The state Supreme Court's decision did not address the 2022 law's governmental contract ban for businesses deemed to be "boycotting" the fossil fuel industry.
April 8 -
"We need private capital," the transportation secretary said.
April 8 -
As Congress returns to Washington in the next few weeks thoughts will turn to a problematic reconciliation bill, a housing bill close to completion and a farm bill facing serious challenges.
April 8 -
Illinois curently plans $3.2 billion of bond sales in FY2027 under Gov. JB Pritzker's executive budget, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability said, adding additional authorization requests are expected.
April 7 -
The California Municipal Finance Authority will issue $742 million in tax-exempt debt for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency's first P3.
April 7 -
The state's latest water plan outlines $174 billion of capital water needs over the next 50 years. "The era of cheaper water is over," said one state water official.
April 7 -
The exemption from state income taxes for Native Americans who live and work on federally designated tribal reservation land was at issue in the case.
April 6 -
President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 includes $1.5 trillion for the military, while cutting FEMA's budget, privatizing the TSA, and increasing transportation funding.
April 6 -
New Hampshire's deals are always well received, according to the state treasurer. She hopes that trend holds in this week's market.
April 6 -
The $12.78 billion fiscal 2027 budget agreement unveiled by Republican officials comes as lawmakers prepare for looming federal Medicaid funding cuts.
April 2 -
A presidential address does nothing to quell the price of crude oil as states are now calculating the effects of rising fuel prices on their tax revenues.
April 2 -
Divisions are emerging among Missouri lawmakers over the $50.3 billion fiscal 2027 budget the House passed last Tuesday.
April 2 -
Texas is set to become the world's largest data center market by 2030, according to JLL.
April 1 -
The filing of a writ of mandamus with the state Supreme Court, comes a day after S&P revised its outlook on Otero County to negative.
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