Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Moody's Investors joined S&P Global Ratings in lifting the state into the A category with a single notch upgrade to A3 Tuesday.
March 14 -
Gov. Phil Murphy announced funding for programs to address short-term liquidity issues and keep investments flowing in the wake of the bank's collapse.
March 14 -
A new report lays out motor fuel, sales, and miles-traveled tax options to fix Michigan roads, saying the state is falling almost $4 billion behind every year.
March 14 -
The legislation, which passed the House last week, comes as the state nears a key 2026 decarbonization deadline.
March 14 -
The Federal Reserve's top regulator will examine what steps the central bank took to mitigate risks at the bank before its failure last week.
March 13 -
The transportation revenue bond sale comes as legislative work on a new budget package is ramping up with the GOP expected to craft its own operating and capital spending plans.
March 13 -
In partnership with the three-state Southern Rail Commission, Amtrak wants to study a new link connecting Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
March 13 -
The Uinta Basin railway is asking the DOT to authorize up to $2 billion of PABs for the project, which would move oil to market from northeast Utah.
March 13 -
President Joe Biden said that deposits at U.S. banks are safe following swift action from his administration's bank regulators.
March 13 -
The Treasury Department issued a "systemic risk exception" allowing it to cover uninsured deposits at SVB and Signature Bank, which New York State closed on Sunday.
March 12 -
The Australian toll road operator couldn't agree on terms with the state for the first phase of the project, which has been dogged by controversy and delays from the start.
March 10 -
A $3.52 billion Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corp. deal includes a make-whole redemption over three years to call bonds if the state appropriates funds to pay them off.
March 10 -
Huntington Beach leaders say they are countersuing because the state is trying to micromanage the city's planning and zoning process to gain more housing.
March 10 -
On the policy front, the budget would allow large urban transit agencies to use federal capital grants for operating costs and gives states more private activity bond volume flexibility for housing.
March 9 -
Fitch said the action "reflects the recent enactment of legislation clarifying the future operational profile of the district," formerly controlled by Disney.
March 9 -
The state approved further cuts next year with provisions for possible additional cuts annually, starting in 2025, paving the way for the elimination of the personal income tax.
March 9 -
The income tax filing deadline for 51 of California's 58 counties was moved to October, which means the usual April read on revenues may be less informative.
March 9 -
Opponents warned the measures could roll back 10 years of state efforts to improve funding for the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System.
March 9 -
Illinois lawmakers' research arm projects more revenue in the current budget year but warns budget writers to proceed with caution in the next.
March 8 -
After a brisk 2021 that saw a record number of P3 deals reach financial close, last year slowed to only 16 closings, according to Husch Blackwell's sixth annual P3 trends report.
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