Texas continued its record-setting pace in October with monthly sales tax revenue growing 7% year-over-year to $2.82 billion.

The New Jersey Department of the Treasury released $53.7 million of $104.8 million in suspended transitional aid.

Jared Polis proposed a $34.5 billion budget, including $13.8 billion for the general fund.

St. Louis wants a deal that improves the airport while generating net cash proceeds to the city.

The federal government has been operating on a stopgap budget since the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year but President Trump has declined to give any assurance he will agree to another one past Nov. 21.

Andrew Rein president of the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton why New York City voters on Nov. 5 should vote yes on ballot Question 4, which calls for a dedicated rainy-day fund. The state must also approve the change.

G. Scott Rafshoon, a veteran expert in P3s, has been hired as a partner in Squire Patton Boggs’ Atlanta office.

Optimistic investment assumptions are the primary cause of public-sector pension plan underfunding, according to a report by Hilltop Securities.

State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said the state’s efforts to increase reserves, eliminate structural deficits, improve pension finances, and diversify the state’s economy are working.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration says the forecast shows that Illinois needs to change its income tax structure.

The taxing and regulating of a new product that's ingested into the lungs to deliver nicotine is dealt with under federal, state and local laws. William Cox explains Kroll Bond Rating Agency's thoughts about vaping and the associated revenues for governments. John Hallacy hosts.

A Senate committee has approved a bill requiring remote sellers to collect the state's 6% sales tax. It could generate $700 million in new revenue.

Fitch Ratings affirmed Denver International Airport after the collapse of a public-private partnership to remodel the main terminal.

Andy Byford, president of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's transit division, wrote a letter of resignation before rescinding it.

The agency is holding an "innovation challenge" in search of a public-private partnership to parallel its largely unused rail link to the new destination mall.

The state avoided a government shutdown, enacting a budget that came with over 100 line item vetoes by the Democratic governor.

Climate expert Alan Rubin of Blank Rome LLP discusses resiliency and recovery funding mechanisms, rating agency dynamics and how states and cities can cope effectively. Paul Burton hosts.

The state aid will be especially helpful for cash-strapped municipalities that are already charging customers high water rates, Moody's said.

Fitch raised the airport's rating by one notch to A, citing rising traffic levels and robust financial metrics.

Recent events in Oklahoma's P3 may cause major muni market funds to think twice before purchasing the state's bonds.