Divisions are emerging among Missouri lawmakers over the $50.3 billion fiscal 2027 budget the House passed last Tuesday.

Texas is set to become the world's largest data center market by 2030, according to JLL.

The filing of a writ of mandamus with the state Supreme Court, comes a day after S&P revised its outlook on Otero County to negative.

The Trump administration has helped usher cryptocurrency more into the mainstream as more states pass laws enabling them to invest and issue bonds backed by digital currency.

Capital needs and state actions were on the minds of two top local government officials at The Bond Buyer's Public Finance Conference in Austin.

The bill creates a sports facilities authority for a $3 billion partly bond-financed NFL stadium and makes changes to a sales tax and revenue bond program.

Despite Congress' already long to-do list, factions in the Senate and House are posturing for the possibility of a second reconciliation bill that offers possibilities and threats for the muni market.

The tax could result in an increase in demand for the state's municipal bonds.

Rep. Sam Graves, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman and supporter of tax-exempt munis announced he will join several other Republican Congressmen by not seeking reelection in November.

Guessing what may happen as Congress pounds away on a surface transportation reauthorization bill has not rattled credit ratings so far, but a key deadline could slip.

The new state income tax is expected to make Washington munis, which are exempt, more attractive for high-earning residents.

Otero County addressed an Open Meetings Act violation by reapproving a contract with ICE that generates revenue to pay off bonds for a detention facility.

A lawsuit filed this week seeking to end Austin's transportation user fee comes as the Texas city is launching its fiscal 2027 budget process.

The U.S. Department of Transportation will release $1.05 billion that was set aside by the Biden administration for the long-awaited Blatnik Bridge project.

Overall rainy-day fund capacity for U.S. states fell in fiscal year 2025 for the first time since the World Financial Crisis as more states look at tapping reserves.

Otero County's March 13 emergency meeting to avoid a bond default did not comply with the Open Meetings Act, the state's Justice Department determined.

Three rating agencies now have negative outlooks on New York City. 

Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran said it is too early to judge how U.S. involvement in the war with Iran will affect inflation and monetary policy.

Pennsylvania and New Jersey built up historically strong reserves. Unwilling to raise taxes, their governors want to tap these funds.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen called on state lawmakers to act after the state's 2025-27 biennium budget bill fell short of a cloture vote on Thursday.