Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Kevin Stitt ordered a special session to put the state on a path to zero income taxes and consider a proposal sparked by a dispute over Native American taxation.
September 25 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said it's possible for the U.S. to avoid a recession even as the central bank raises interest rates.
September 25 -
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority pledged in a legal settlement to devote nearly 15% of its capital plan to make more of its facilities accessible.
September 22 -
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law gives the country "the best start we've ever had," in setting up a national bullet train network, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told a House panel Wednesday.
September 21 -
Miami-Dade County is fighting Florida lawmakers' latest attempts of a takeover of its expressway authority.
September 20 -
Public finance and public trust must go hand-in-hand and that is where ESG and impact investing can play a role moving forward — it's the data, not the label.
September 20 -
The state managed to grow revenues above forecast for the first two months of the fiscal year despite the delayed tax filing deadline.
September 19 -
School districts and local governments may only hold bond elections once a year now, in November. They also face new state-imposed revenue limits.
September 19 -
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order to suspend state taxes on gas and diesel as fuel costs remain stubbornly high nationwide.
September 18 -
Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking at Climate Week NYC, said he'll sign bills requiring companies to increase reporting on greenhouse emissions and climate risks.
September 18 -
With the Federal Open Market Committee expected to skip an interest rate hike, all eyes turn to the Summary of Economic Projections and Chair Powell's remarks.
September 18 -
The 'Ports of Tomorrow ' event was carried out in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Regional Plan Association.
September 15 -
Loop Capital Markets CEO Jim Reynolds, Jr. said he would gladly pay a bit more for a muni bond that tackled gang violence in Chicago during a debate on ESG factors among market veterans at The Bond Buyer's infrastructure conference this week.
September 15 -
The bill would allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits after being on strike for two weeks.
September 15 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied Treasury's motion for en banc review following its January panel decision that rendered the American Rescue Plan Act's Offset Provision "unconstitutionally unascertainable."
September 15 -
The Miami metro area unemployment rate declined to 1.9% from the 2.9% reported in August 2022.
September 15 -
How to fill the gap left by ridership declines is the question facing transit agencies, said panelists at The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure Conference.
September 14 -
Mayor Brandon Johnson is set to unveil a spending blueprint with new revenue proposals next month.
September 14 -
The total economic impact from the almost 292 million tourists visiting the Empire State last year was roughly $123 billion.
September 14 -
The state in 2010 sold $1.5 billion of bonds backed by payments from a master settlement agreement with tobacco firms and used the proceeds to pay overdue bills.
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