Universities targeted by Donald Trump's crackdown on diversity programs and other policies he says show a liberal bias are essentially bleeding at the negotiating table after taking on debt, laying off hundreds of staff and slashing spending.

The state faces a $1.2 billion revenue hit in fiscal 2026 , as well as future spending pressures, from President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill.

Sequestration on direct-pay bonds kicks in Oct. 1 without a fresh funding bill.

The plan being floated by California Gov. Gavin Newsom would nearly double the $21 billion fund created to protect the state's investor-owned utilities from outsized wildfire claims.

The council voted to preliminarily approve a $3.7 billion deal that will return an NFL team to play games inside the city limits while committing over $1 billion in taxpayer money.

The Federal Reserve governor's term was set to expire in January and President Donald Trump has made it clear that she would not be reappointed. The vacancy will give Trump an opportunity to appoint someone new to the central bank's board.

Legislation that would put a tighter limit on property tax increases for larger cities and counties advanced out of a Senate committee on Friday.

The federal government didn't have enough influence in the resulting haircuts to the COFINA bondholders for it to be liable for their losses, the court said.

Analysts say the outcome of the special session called by Gov. Tina Kotek to avert layoffs and close a transportation funding gap could affect ratings.

The Senate Banking Committee has advanced the first bipartisan housing legislation in more than a decade with loosened restrictions on housing credits and housing bonds.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has rolled out bipartisan legislation designed to depoliticize FEMA and move the agency towards formula-based grants, a win for counties.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed the legislation expected to raise $40 million annually.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations released its version of the Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Act which contains more money for the public transit than the House version.

A number of universities have used the capital markets for financing as the Trump administration targets federal funding for higher education.

The cuts to Medicaid enacted by Republicans in Washington have such enormous negative ramifications for New York State's hospitals, government and patients.

There have been critics of SRO authority since they started regulating the financial industry nearly a century ago, but their ideas have yet to find a political moment so suited to them.

Port Freeport's decision to go property tax-free resulted in a revenue bond rating downgrade from S&P and raised disclosure questions.

The MSRB Board also elected PRAG's Wendell Gaertner as vice-chair and approved a budget and rate card.

The Trump administration has denied Maryland's request for Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to aid communities on the western side of the state who were flooded out in May.

The effects of the One Big Beautiful Bill have yet to make a dent in state and local budgets as market experts and academics look into the future with concern.