Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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A year after fighting with lawmakers over new taxes, Gov. Phil Scott pitched $18 million of revenue raisers in his $6.1 billion budget proposal.
February 1 -
An $8.4 billion bounty in state revenue puts Texas in its best position in years to resolve school funding woes.
January 28 -
Gov. Phil Murphy wants a major overhaul of what he sees as wasteful, ineffective tax incentive programs.
January 25 -
Despite rising revenues, Kansas will still need to make adjustments to its budget because of rising demands, S&P Global Ratings says.
January 24 -
Despite the many factors pulling against our market including slowing GDP and trade uncertainty, Christopher Mier, CFA of Loop Capital, remains optimistic on the municipal market. He see upgrades outpacing downgrades and is looking for stable returns in the state and local sectors. He even has hopes for improvements in Illinois post election and believes that P3s and OPEB bonds may see more activity. John Hallacy is host.
January 24 -
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's $42.7 billion FY20 budget proposal includes a call to raise the real estate transfer tax to fund climate-related infrastructure.
January 24 -
Nearly a year after retiring from public finance, Hamel will share commentary on infrastructure and public policy on MMA's independent platform
January 23 -
Bonds issued under Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback would be paid off more rapidly under a proposal from his Democratic successor, Laura Kelly.
January 22 -
Rachael Eubanks will draw on more than a decade of public finance experience to solve some of the state's infrastructure problems.
January 22 -
Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute explores the state of flux in metro New York mass transit funding, including how uncertainty could affect bondholders. Paul Burton and Andrew Coen host.
January 22 -
In his first budget, Gov. Mike Parsons wants to give the highways commission $350 million of borrowing authority.
January 18 -
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo submitted a $9.9 billion fiscal 2020 plan to lawmakers, which anticipates $6.5 million from the legalization of recreational marijuana.
January 18 -
New York will require out-of-state retailers with annual sales of more than $300,000 or 100 transactions in the state to collect and remit sales tax.
January 17 -
Andrew Maylor will succeed Thomas Shack III as Massachusetts comptroller effective Feb. 18, Gov. Charlie Baker said.
January 17 -
Petek has covered California's state government as a public finance rating analyst for S&P Global Ratings.
January 17 -
Honolulu plans to price $250 million in GOs for the 20-mile-long elevated rail project.
January 17 -
Eric Holcomb wants to use $150 million in surplus funds to pay off teacher pension obligations and wants savings to be passed along to teachers.
January 16 -
The governor's tunnel plan tweak and call for even firmer control of the MTA reignited conflict among the state, New York City and the transit authority.
January 16 -
Cuomo laid out a $175.2 billion fiscal 2020 spending plan for New York State, proposing sports betting and an extension of the millionaire's tax.
January 15 -
The inability to award new contracts with federal funds could delay some projects for several months, a state official said.
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