Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The House Republicans proposal to avoid a debt limit default relies on spending cuts and "capturing" unspent COVID aid.
April 17 -
Participants in the Texas municipal market raised concerns over bills that would constrain debt issuance.
April 17 -
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he favored more monetary policy tightening to reduce persistently high inflation, although he said he was prepared to adjust his stance if needed if credit tightens more than expected.
April 14 -
Texas, Virginia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Utah, have all signed briefs urging the Court to take on the case.
April 14 -
"I think there is a certain amount of anxiety for New York — and many other states — as federal pandemic funds run out and questions about the potential for a recession emerge," said Evercore's Howard Cure.
April 14 -
Federal Reserve policymakers scaled back their expectations for rate hikes this year after a series of bank collapses roiled markets last month, and stressed they would remain vigilant for the potential of a credit crunch to further slow the economy, a record of the meeting showed.
April 12 -
It's the firm's third office in Alabama and part of an investment capitalizing on growth of some high-tech industries in the state, the firm's chair Christopher Maddux said.
April 11 -
The federal funds may not go as far amid inflation, but they still cushion the construction industry struggling with economic challenges.
April 11 -
The growth in March tax collections reported by the states was less robust than a year earlier.
April 10 -
Comptroller Brad Lander said the pension funds adopted a measurable and transparent plan that could serve as a model for other investors.
April 6 -
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.
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