Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Without the increase U.S. Virgin Islands matching funds bonds would have defaulted in the next few years, some observers said.
July 8 -
California local, state and federal officials blasted the Trump administration and congressional GOP for blocking supplemental recovery aid after the wildfires.
July 8 -
The budget traveled a bumpy road before a package of spending bills won final passage just days before the July 1 start of fiscal 2026.
July 8 -
The policy shift may crowd out some projects, warned Baruch Feigenbaum, senior managing director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation.
July 7 -
Housing advocates are celebrating the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill for the boost in Low Income Housing Tax Credits which is projected to boost the use of private activity bonds.
July 7 -
Market participants launched the largest lobbying effort in recent memory to protect municipal bonds and got what they wanted as the tax-exemption survived.
July 3 -
Oregon Department of Transportation leaders said they will begin layoffs Monday after lawmakers adjourned without passing a transportation funding bill.
July 3 -
As the Senate-approved version of the reconciliation bill bounces back to the House, the SALT caucus that was key to its passage takes a look at SALT provision changes.
July 2 -
The addition of Turner-Bond as a partner will deepen Orrick's public finance practice's P3 expertise.
July 2 -
Oklahoma can continue to collect income taxes from certain Native Americans in a case that threatened to cost the state millions of dollars in tax refunds.
July 2 -
The megabill now heads to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson said a vote could come as soon as Wednesday.
July 1 -
Reduced ridership, political backlash, and zero-fare agencies are challenging transit system finances.
July 1 -
Questions over what to disclose in the bond document's risk section has concerned issuers for years, through issues like the pandemic to climate change, and now potential federal funding cuts.
July 1 -
Incoming president Lunda Asmani hopes more entry- and mid-level finance officers will join the association for training and networking.
July 1 -
Tardy annual financial audits could strip Texas cities of their ability to raise property tax rates under a state law that takes effect Sept. 1.
July 1 -
The law would allow up to $800 million in bond funding if Major League Baseball selects Portland, Oregon, for an expansion or transplant team.
June 30 -
University of Virginia president James Ryan resigned under White House pressure as the Trump administration pushes higher education to comply with its ideology.
June 30 -
The Senate advanced the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through a procedural vote, opening the legislation for debate followed by Monday's vote-a-rama.
June 30 -
The top finisher in the Democratic mayoral primary wants the city to issue $70 billion of additional affordable housing bonds.
June 30 -
Working out the differences between the Senate and House budget bills might result in lawmakers reaching for ways to pay for extending tax cuts and finance new programs which could put tax-exempt munis back on the negotiating table.
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