The federal funds may not go as far amid inflation, but they still cushion the construction industry struggling with economic challenges.

The growth in March tax collections reported by the states was less robust than a year earlier.

Comptroller Brad Lander said the pension funds adopted a measurable and transparent plan that could serve as a model for other investors.

Gov. Phil Murphy wants to let a COVID-era corporate tax surcharge expire. Liberals want to make it permanent; conservatives want to cut it even more.

The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX had prompted the county and the team to look for a new partner for the 19,600-seat arena.

In fiscal 2021, 27,004 jobs were created in Florida alone through space agency spending, according to the space agency's calculations.

Chicago voters picked Brandon Johnson — a Cook County Board Commissioner, former teacher, and Chicago Teachers' Union organizer — as their next mayor.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli noted state law requires salary payments to legislators be withheld after March 31 if a budget is not in place.

Republican opponents of the Democratic governor's offshore wind initiatives are using recent dolphin deaths as leverage to push back against the plan.

Walt Disney Co. limited the powers of the municipal authority that governs its Florida theme parks ahead of a takeover by allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Lawmakers resurrected a bill vetoed by Gov. Brad Little after amending it to remove a clause that jeopardized a transportation bond deal.

In his annual address to Puerto Rico's legislature Pedro Pierluisi hailed the growth of Puerto Rico's economy.

Based on an opinion from the attorney general, the cut isn't permanent, drawing criticism from the legislature's Republican minority.

Part of the problem may be the lack of a muni finance tax expert in Treasury, a position that has been vacant since 2019.

The bill would create a state investment fund and establish a debt reduction program to be administered by the Division of Bond Finance.

Massive transit projects have funding momentum, and traditional road and bridge projects are advancing as well despite political opposition and some shaky funding.

The measure, which passed with slim vote margins in the Republican-controlled legislature, could drive banks out of the state's market, according to the governor.

The governor asked the high court to review a ruling that gave the board broad power to overturn laws it deems inconsistent with the island's fiscal health.

The Investing in Our Communities Act, introduced by House members Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Ruppersberger, D-Md., would reinstate tax-exempt advance refunding.