Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Unfunded public pension liabilities have dropped more than 60%, or $3 trillion, from the peak in 2020, according to a new Moody's Ratings report.
July 10 -
The question of how much federal money Congress will provide for the replacement of the Key Bridge goes before the Senate Environmental Committee.
July 10 -
State and local government subsidies for sports stadiums reached an almost 20-year high in 2023, but the ballooning industry could cause adverse financial and economic effects, Moody's warns.
July 10 -
Every state in the Midwest has clean water and drinking water financing programs. Those financing mechanisms may face greater strain in the years ahead.
July 10 -
GOP House bills feature spending cuts and some policy riders, including a provision in the Transportation and Housing draft bill that bans congestion pricing in New York.
July 9 -
The plan would raise about $100 million a year to create and preserve affordable housing.
July 9 -
The Fed chief said "more good data" is needed before interest rate targets are lowered.
July 9 -
S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook on the city's AA rating to negative from stable, citing increased debt and costs from a settlement with firefighters.
July 9 -
A half-billion dollars in grants are to be split by a dozen of the nearly 500 applicants for the tech hub program and 31 semifinalists.
July 8 -
In a year characterized by a rise in mega deals, the agency looks to address an advancing financial "cliff."
July 8 -
The New Terminal One project was able to flex its construction progress, which the P3 backers say may have encouraged investors in a deal upsized by $1 billion.
July 8 -
The City Council-approved deal spends big on education and housing and reverses earlier cuts, but analysts are wary of the city's budget practices.
July 8 -
The Illinois state comptroller reported a 55% year-over-year increase in the general revenue fund cash balance as her office closed fiscal 2024.
July 5 -
Between two state measures and one regional, California starts with $40 billion of GO bonds on the November ballot, before any other local measures are tallied.
July 5 -
The environmental clearance marks a regulatory milestone, but major funding shortfalls remain.
July 3 -
The Contra Costa County Office of Education gave West Contra Costa Unified School District until July 17 to pass a budget, or have the county office step in.
July 3 -
Another round of grants authorized in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is going out to 129 airports in 40 states.
July 2 -
Laws enacted in Arkansas and Kansas will reduce income tax revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars in fiscal 2025.
July 2 -
The $82.5 billion fiscal 2025 budget includes the final tranche of Rebuilding Michigan Plan bonds.
July 2 -
Gov. Kathy Hochul's "pause" on congestion pricing puts a $16.5 billion hole in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital plan.
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