Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Moody's Ratings warned some states face credit risk after the Trump administration froze $10 billion of funding to five blue states.
January 14 -
The "Making the American Dream Affordable Again" roadmap makes no mention of tax-exempt bonds.
January 13 -
Maryland is currently battling federal job losses and string of financial challenges but is starting the new year with a new triple-A rating on its general obligation bonds complete with a stable outlook.
January 13 -
The governor's $348.9 billion budget would boost education but targets housing investors.
January 12 -
The compromise bill rejects the Trump administration's effort to rescind $16.5 billion of IRS funding that comes from an $80 billion infusion in the Democrats' 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
January 12 -
Virginia Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger begins assembling her finance team by keeping the state's treasurer in place and naming Delegate Mark D. Sickles to serve as Virginia's next Secretary of Finance.
January 12 -
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank has been served grand jury subpoenas and been threatened with criminal indictment, moves he called "pretexts" to influence interest rates through "political pressure or intimidation."
January 11 -
Chicago Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski will join the nonprofit that controls Navy Pier.
January 8 -
The state's first-of-its-kind law allowing for tolling on its interstates is closely watched by transportation experts.
January 8 -
The balance of power in the House of Representatives continues to shift months before the midterms as Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md. who sits on the House Appropriations Committee announces he will not seek re-election this fall.
January 8 -
University Park joined four other cities in placing measures on the May 2 ballot asking voters to decide whether to withdraw from Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
January 7 -
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has already established itself as the frontrunner in the U.S. airport P3 space.
January 7 -
Gov. Dan McKee, previously cold to a surtax on high incomes, is warming to the idea as he grapples with the Trump administration's spending cuts.
January 6 -
The National Association of State Treasurers officially announced new leadership for 2026, including new president Michigan State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks.
January 6 -
The 'minibus' avoids the deep cuts recommended in President Trump's budget.
January 6 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin said economic uncertainty should ease in the coming year as businesses gain confidence in sustained demand and adapt to the new policy environment.
January 6 -
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said on CNBC that both sides of the central bank's dual mandate show signs of imbalance, with the labor market appearing more vulnerable.
January 5 -
Some industry observers are expecting a continuing rise in public private partnerships as the total value of infrastructure assets under management is up.
January 2 -
Texas will receive the largest share of the rural hospital fund's first-year allocation.
January 2 -
Advocates for improving inland port infrastructure in the House and Senate are pushing bipartisan bills aimed at funneling more dollars from the Port Infrastructure Development Program to facilities on the Great Lakes as opposed to East and West coasts.
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