With incumbent Eric Garcetti awaiting confirmation to an ambassadorship, would-be successors are lining up for a two-round election in June and November 2022.

The growing P3 sector would enjoy a boost across many markets, including rural broadband, under P3-friendly provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan cited his desire “to eliminate any distractions” at the central bank just hours after his Boston Fed counterpart, Eric Rosengren, said he will leave earlier than planned because of a health issue. They had engaged in stock transactions that drew criticism in light of their knowledge about the Fed's pandemic response.

Eric Rosengren, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's president for 14 years, has been on a waiting list for an organ transplant since last year, the bank said in an email.

William Estes has overseen multibillion-dollar design-build and infrastructure developments for government agencies in New York.

With a record $3 billion going to education, Oklahoma is facing stricter accounting in the wake of charter school funding abuses.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shifted more taxpayer money toward a border wall and called for redistricting state legislative and congressional districts in a third special session.

Fitch analysts discussed the relationship between the soveriegn rating and state and local credits.

Despite two COVID-19 waves and a crippling winter freeze, Texas general revenue was up 6.2% for the year that ended Aug. 31.

California's drought makes the argument that the San Diego County Water Authority's choice to build a P3 coastside desalination plant was correct.

Illinois' tardy fiscal 2020 financial statements offer a view of COVID-19's early impact on the state's finances.

Several cities could eliminate or drastically reduce unfunded pension liabilities, Reason Foundation's Robert Poole found.

State lawmakers will have funds to work with as they has out details of the budget they enacted earlier this summer.

The drenching of several regions exposed vulnerabilities that vary by state, and recurring problems that could jeopardize municipal credit.

Production companies making films, TV series and commercials may offer North Carolina $409 million of revenue this year.

In his annual revenue speech, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam highlighted the state’s record reserves, budget surplus and optimistic economic outlook.

States can borrow from the federal government when needed to provide unemployment benefits, but it can create an unwieldy overhang.

Automatic deposits would flow to the near empty rainy day and pension stabilization funds if the state government's unpaid bill backlog stays under $3 billion.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear talks with Chip Barnett about economic progress the Commonwealth has made this year and how the state-local government partnership strengthened during the pandemic. He describes the heartbreaking human cost of the virus, the deadly toll it took on residents and why the Delta variant is a continuing cause of concern. (14 minutes)

Economic growth after the pandemic and maintaining structural balance and reserves will influence whether Fitch ultimately lifts the state to AAA from AA-plus.