Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s record on regulating the financial system amid attacks by progressives seeking to deny him a second term — even though in the past she’s expressed some misgivings about rulemaking under his watch.

A Louisiana panel delayed the approval of a $700 million state bond sale set to be underwritten by JPMorgan Chase as the attorney general pushes for information on the bank’s policies on gun control. 

Wisconsin reported healthier-than-expected fiscal 2021 results that should benefit a new money deal planned for next month.

The $1.27 billion Ohio River Crossing toll bridge between Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana, will bring new jobs and boost the region's economy, officials say.

The hires come as Congress is expected to pass a massive infrastructure bill that includes P3 provisions.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's finance team laid out plans to tap more than half of $9 billion of existing and proposed borrowing authority through 2022 to refinance debt for savings and fund infrastructure and pandemic recovery efforts.

Some policymakers in the nation’s capital have urged the Federal Reserve banks of Boston and Dallas to consider people of color and women while selecting new presidents. Republicans led by Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania say the process should be left to the local bank boards.

The Public Finance Authority issue for the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project sets the stage for the Corps of Engineers' future use of a P3 financing model.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said questionable financial transactions by senior Federal Reserve officials — two of whom have resigned — cast doubt on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to steer the central bank as President Biden mulls whether to reappoint him.

Even with a balanced fiscal 2022 budget in place, Michigan still has billions in federal aid and additional state funds to spend at a later date.