"There are big credit differences between Chicago and New York City," said an investor.

The measure would fund 40,000-plus homes to address the state's persistent supply gap, supporters say. Time is tight to qualify it for the June election.

The Maryland Department of Transportation's acting secretary said the bill would provide "greater transparency and accountability in transportation spending decisions."

State revenues were down 0.7% in the first six months of the fiscal year compared to a year earlier.

Gov. Ferguson pushed a wealth tax and infrastructure spending in his State of the State speech, but Republicans cried foul on the spending.

Public pensions have notched some improvements as the uncertainty surrounding state budgets and the effects of tariffs raise concerns.

With the latest injunction in favor of Revolution Wind, the Trump administration's war on alternative energy is seeming more and more quixotic.

Moody's Ratings warned some states face credit risk after the Trump administration froze $10 billion of funding to five blue states.

The "Making the American Dream Affordable Again" roadmap makes no mention of tax-exempt bonds.

Maryland is currently battling federal job losses and string of financial challenges but is starting the new year with a new triple-A rating on its general obligation bonds complete with a stable outlook.

The governor's $348.9 billion budget would boost education but targets housing investors.

The compromise bill rejects the Trump administration's effort to rescind $16.5 billion of IRS funding that comes from an $80 billion infusion in the Democrats' 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger begins assembling her finance team by keeping the state's treasurer in place and naming Delegate Mark D. Sickles to serve as Virginia's next Secretary of Finance.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank has been served grand jury subpoenas and been threatened with criminal indictment, moves he called "pretexts" to influence interest rates through "political pressure or intimidation."

Chicago Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski will join the nonprofit that controls Navy Pier.

The state's first-of-its-kind law allowing for tolling on its interstates is closely watched by transportation experts.

The balance of power in the House of Representatives continues to shift months before the midterms as Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md. who sits on the House Appropriations Committee announces he will not seek re-election this fall.

University Park joined four other cities in placing measures on the May 2 ballot asking voters to decide whether to withdraw from Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has already established itself as the frontrunner in the U.S. airport P3 space.

Gov. Dan McKee, previously cold to a surtax on high incomes, is warming to the idea as he grapples with the Trump administration's spending cuts.