Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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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.
April 6 -
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.
April 5 -
In fiscal 2021, 27,004 jobs were created in Florida alone through space agency spending, according to the space agency's calculations.
April 5 -
Chicago voters picked Brandon Johnson — a Cook County Board Commissioner, former teacher, and Chicago Teachers' Union organizer — as their next mayor.
April 5 -
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli noted state law requires salary payments to legislators be withheld after March 31 if a budget is not in place.
March 31 -
Republican opponents of the Democratic governor's offshore wind initiatives are using recent dolphin deaths as leverage to push back against the plan.
March 31 -
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.
March 31 -
Lawmakers resurrected a bill vetoed by Gov. Brad Little after amending it to remove a clause that jeopardized a transportation bond deal.
March 30 -
In his annual address to Puerto Rico's legislature Pedro Pierluisi hailed the growth of Puerto Rico's economy.
March 30 -
Based on an opinion from the attorney general, the cut isn't permanent, drawing criticism from the legislature's Republican minority.
March 30 -
Part of the problem may be the lack of a muni finance tax expert in Treasury, a position that has been vacant since 2019.
March 30 -
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The bill would create a state investment fund and establish a debt reduction program to be administered by the Division of Bond Finance.
March 29 -
Massive transit projects have funding momentum, and traditional road and bridge projects are advancing as well despite political opposition and some shaky funding.
March 29 -
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.
March 29 -
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.
March 28 -
The Investing in Our Communities Act, introduced by House members Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Ruppersberger, D-Md., would reinstate tax-exempt advance refunding.
March 28 -
The bill creates an ESG Oversight Committee to compile a list of financial services providers determined to be "discriminating" against the fossil fuel, firearm, or ammunition industries.
March 28 -
Ambiguous language in the legislation is one of a handful of reasons why issuers have not taken advantage of the new financing tool.
March 28 -
Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he supports legislative measures to make the office an appointed position.
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