Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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One big area of spending growth has been Medicaid health services for the poor, which is on track to jump by 12.5% in the current fiscal year.
June 24 -
Under Hawaii's system, the governor, David Ige, signals his intent to veto and then negotiates with lawmakers before making them formal.
June 24 -
Governor expected to call for more crackdowns on voting, teaching of race theory in public schools.
June 23 -
John Hallacy, founder of John Hallacy Consulting LLC, talks with Chip Barnett about the pandemic’s lingering credit impacts on state finances in a wide-ranging discussion of the many issues affecting the municipal market today. (17 minutes)
June 22 -
The agreement over middle-class tax relief could set the stage for passage of the fiscal 2022 budget.
June 22 -
Texas entered a new state of uncertainty when Gov. Greg Abbott cut off funds for the legislature while launching an online fundraising scheme for a controversial border wall.
June 21 -
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the fiscal 2022 budget with good fiscal and market news in tow and announced his deputy for budget matters, Dan Hynes, is departing.
June 18 -
The state stands to become the 19th to legalize non-medical use of cannabis and along with it up to $97 million of new tax revenues by fiscal 2026.
June 18 -
Republicans warn about inflation while Democrats celebrate social program expansions.
June 17 -
Picking up Donald Trump's top campaign issue, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised to build a wall on the Rio Grande.
June 15 -
Lawmakers could not enact the bill on the final day of the regular session, when House Republicans threatened a filibuster.
June 15 -
An outage that a LUMA Energy spokesperson said could have been triggered by sabotage left 900,000 customers without power on Thursday.
June 11 -
As lawmakers debate a new two-year budget, the state increased general fund revenue projections by $4.4 billion.
June 11 -
The businessman and former Assembly member looks to prevent the first re-election of a Democratic governor in more than 40 years.
June 9 -
Colorado lawmakers are creating government enterprises and using fees instead of taxes to fund transportation.
June 7 -
Raymond James is senior manager for the sale, which will feature $82 million of Series B tax-exempt and $17 million of Series A federally taxable bonds.
June 4 -
TxDOT expects to issue $1.5 billion of bonds in fiscal year 2022, with another $1.5 billion issued in fiscal 2024.
June 4 -
Texas is enjoying record revenues amid continuing uncertainty stemming from the pandemic, Glenn Hegar told The Bond Buyer Texas Public Finance Conference.
June 2 -
The state's record-high budget includes relief from the federal American Rescue Plan Act.
June 2 -
The budget pays off Municipal Liquidity Fund loans, goes easier on local governments, cuts some corporate incentives, and begins drawing down federal relief.
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