The state's attorney general called the move unconstitutional and warned that it will likely lead to costly litigation.

Cook County, local governments, transit agencies, and the education and hospital sectors all benefit from bills passed by Illinois lawmakers.

"It's a quiet revolution," said Reason Foundation's Robert Poole.

Volatility in fixed income prices, which has risen recently, should not be mistaken for a systemic flaw in market structure or be used as a "strawman" to fix the plumbing and functioning of these markets.

Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott plans a special session on school choice as more states pass vouchers and Arizona's universal program sees costs explode.

The legislation would boost the size limitation of industrial revenue bonds and expand the uses of proceeds.

The settlement will allow Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to demolish the privately operated South Terminal as part of a midfield concourse project.

The recent influx of migrants has stressed the city's social services system amid uncertainty about whether funding will come from state or federal government.

The debt ceiling bill promises relief for jittery municipal market participants.

The state Senate passed a $56 billion budget that included provision for middle-class tax cuts and credits similar to those Gov. Maura Healey has been seeking.