The state Senate on Tuesday gave a green light to the general appropriations act, which now goes into a constitutionally required 72-hour cooling off period before a Friday vote.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott traded barbs over the flow of migrants as the city has been overwhelmed since Texas began sending them on to Chicago last August.

Streamlining the federal grant process should start with getting rid of the "government legalese" that complicates notice of funding opportunities, experts said.

Additional spending was permitted by a rosier revenue forecast that lifted expected general fund revenues through the next biennium.

A draft environmental report released by a federal agency could threaten California and Arizona's water supply, if the states don't reach an agreement on their own to protect the Colorado River.

Maine's tax collection season was better than expected, bucking expectations at the threat of looming recession, a state committee told lawmakers.

Public school districts account for most of the bonds on ballots as some need to finance new facilities to accommodate rising enrollment.

While fiscal 2023 and 2024 budgets remain balanced, outyear gaps increase to $4.2 billion, $6.0 billion and $7.0 billion in fiscal 2025 through 2027, respectively.

Almost a month late, the New York Senate and Assembly are expected to soon pass the $229 billion fiscal 2024 budget.

Transition committee members include several names familiar to the public finance community including Martin Cabrera, head of Cabrera Capital Markets, a majority Latino-owned investment banking firm, and Richard Price, executive chairman of Mesirow, which also does public finance banking.

Pandemic funding cuts may pop up in any of the four big-ticket, must-pass bills Congress will take up this year.

Walt Disney Co. sued Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging he's threatening billions of dollars in business as retaliation for the company speaking against his policies.

The oil companies had petitioned the justices to have climate change lawsuits brought by state and local governments heard in federal courts instead of state courts.

One of the largest P3s in the university energy space has landed in court three years into a 50-year contract.

The Metropolitan Council approved a deal that will bring $1.26 billion of bond funding to the new stadium, replacing a venue that still has outstanding debt.

Gov. Laura Kelly allowed the bill's enactment without her signature, citing its "potential unforeseen consequences."

"We know this cliff is coming," said state Sen. Ram Villivalam, head of the state Senate transportation committee. "What structural reforms are we looking at implementing? What innovation can we pursue?"

Still no clarity as the banking crisis adds to the difficulty of predicting an economy still feeling COVID impacts and uncertainty about the prospects for a recession.

The Republican-controlled legislature sent the governor a tax cut bill that included replacing the state's three-tier personal income tax structure with a flat 5.15% rate.

A bill to prevent developers from buying bonds issued by their metropolitan districts died, but another measure limiting interest rates in such cases was enacted.