Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The revenue procedure implements a proposal in President Trump's infrastructure plan that will help facilitate public-private partnership arrangements.
April 12 -
The controversial bailout for Hartford is sending fiscal shock waves through the legislature and contributed to $100 million for the XL Center being cut from the governor's proposed capital improvement budget.
April 12 -
Alaska's credit quality and the future of some existing and proposed bonding programs hang in the balance as lawmakers wind down the clock in Juneau.
April 12 -
New Jersey needs new tax increases to combat an “unsustainable” structural deficit, the state’s top fiscal officer told legislative leaders Tuesday.
April 11 -
The Big Apple should be prepared to weather a big downturn, so the City Council is urging the mayor to put additional reserves into his budget proposal.
April 10 -
Illinois lawmakers returned to work this week with less than two months to settle on a budget.
April 10 -
Restructuring expert Michael Imber of EisnerAmper explains how in-kind real-estate asset contributions could curb the state's steep unfunded liability. Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host.
April 10 -
For the first time in nearly 30 years, Oklahoma has raised taxes to deal with a teachers strike, a credit positive step, says Moody's Investors Service.
April 9 -
The Legislature's budget failed to provide debt service on some bonds, decimated reserves, and lacked full funding for core services, Gov. Matt Bevin said.
April 9 -
Employers in New York also are allowed to implement a 5% payroll tax as a way of paying some of their employees’ state income taxes.
April 6 -
Illinois spreads are rising as the state plots its first sale of 2018 for May.
April 6 -
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s planned $10 billion redevelopment of John F. Kennedy International Airport is beginning to take shape.
April 6 -
The city's issuer rating from Moody's Investors Service remains mired in speculative-grade territory.
April 5 -
Bill Glasgall, senior vice president at the Volcker Alliance, and Sarah Swanbeck, from the University of California at Berkeley, discuss how the state of California became the comeback kid in finances. What is the state doing right with its budget? Where do its finances need improvement? And what’s the outlook for the state going forward? Chip Barnett hosts.
April 5 -
Gribbin's resignation, which followed Gary Cohn's departure, means that the two major administration officials charged with developing and selling the president's infrastructure plan are gone.
April 4 -
The question of whether to cover Virginians under the Affordable Care Act prevented a budget from passing during the regular session.
April 4 -
Surging sales tax revenue shows economic strength across several sectors, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says.
April 3 -
Kentucky lawmakers approved a $22 billion biennial budget bolstered by cuts for most state agencies, transfers and new revenue.
April 3 -
The project is designed to protect Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota from high waters.
April 3 -
Moody's labeled the Illinois high court's refusal to hear an appeal on step raises a "credit negative" for the state.
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