Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The authority is also seeking legislation that would allow it to issue revenue bonds backed by $1 billion in annual cap-and-invest revenue.
May 14 -
While the surface transportation reauthorization remains a work in progress, advocates for high-speed rail travel are exploring the benefits of public private partnerships
May 14 -
The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank. Warsh will take the reins from Jerome Powell, who said he will remain on the Federal Reserve Board.
May 13 -
Kevin Warsh's nomination to the Federal Reserve chairmanship will require a second vote, which should happen this week.
May 12 -
The constitutionality of a state law that threatens outstanding bonds issued for a detention facility is being challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice.
May 12 -
New findings from The Bond Buyer show that outside of advisors and broker-dealers, appetites for risk decreased to a greater degree than they increased.
May 12 -
The mayor's plan to balance the fiscal 2027 budget relies heavily on proposed revenue-raising moves involving the combined utility system enterprise fund.
May 12 -
The Supreme Court decision that changes the provisions in the Voting Rights Act adds legal risk for state and local governments.
May 11 -
Changes in federal funding are sharpening the focus on how the states will be responding to disaster relief, running social programs and budget planning.
May 8 -
Hennepin County Medical Center operates one of the state's busiest emergency departments, and most patients are uninsured or on public insurance like Medicaid.
May 8 -
The rating agency cited an improving governance profile, which incorporates a trend of budgetary reserve fund maintenance and increasing pension contributions.
May 7 -
Artificial intelligence will help maintain the nation's global competitiveness, according to a panel of political and tech leaders at the Milken Institute's Global conference.
May 6 -
After Gov. JB Pritzker released his BUILD plan to lower housing costs, the Illinois Municipal League unveiled its proposal: the REAL Housing Act.
May 6 -
McKinney, Texas, is fighting a challenge to a refunding of sales tax-backed bonds sold for a commercial airline service project at its general aviation airport.
May 5 -
Muni advocates are actively working on championing a bill that would address a wish list of provisions designed to boost bond sales.
May 5 -
Months after the state cracked down on cities' tardy annual financial audits, adherence to a statutory filing deadline is improving with fiscal 2025 reports.
May 5 -
Doubts are emerging on Capitol Hill about when a surface transportation reauthorization may arrive and what effect, if any, it will have on the beleaguered Highway Trust Fund.
May 4 -
Moody's Ratings revised Missouri's outlook to negative from stable, citing a large structural deficit that will push fund balances below its Aaa-rated peers.
May 1 -
The department has hit its $30 billion limit on transportation private activity bonds and there's a large pipeline of public-private partnerships across the country.
May 1 -
"Really the only chance of high speed rail in the United States in the next decade is Brightline West," said Federal Railroad Administration head David Fink.
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