The proposal is an effort to placate Republicans worried about the reconciliation bill's deep cuts to Medicaid.

Senator Joni Ernest has reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act, long- simmering bipartisan legislation backed by the CDFA and BDA.

Attorneys and muni advocates are concerned as the Senate reviews the budget reconciliation process against the "Byrd Rule."

Washington State Gov. Bob Ferguson said he doesn't plan on calling a special session to deal with lowered revenue expectations.

To borrow an additional $70 billion, Mamdani would need state approval, said Howard Cure, director of municipal bond research at Evercore Wealth Management.

Oregon's Senate president altered the make-up of the transportation committee to get the massive tax bill passed.

"The market itself should want to look at this because no one wants to give the perception of impropriety," said an investor of Stefanik's allegation that Harvard withheld material information regarding its ongoing conflict with the Trump administration.

A federal judge has issued a temporary injunction against the U.S. Department of Transportation's attempt to withhold federal funds from states judged to be in noncompliance with the Trump administration's immigration policies.

"We have to navigate policy not only depending on how the environment evolves, but also with keeping those two objectives in mind," Daly said.

The proposal would effectively cancel part of a rule change that had not yet become effective.

Kelly Hancock resigned his state senate seat and assumed a position that will make him acting comptroller after current Comptroller Glenn Hegar leaves office.

"I would be quite surprised if he did not make a choice that fair-minded observers on both sides recognized as a reasonable person," Summers said on Bloomberg Television.

"We could do this as early as July," Waller said Friday in a televised interview.

Washington and Oregon are still nailing down the final cost and toll rates for the long-planned replacement for the aging spans carrying I-5 across the river.

Florida lawmakers passed a state budget and approved plans to pay off $830 million of debt in fiscal 2026 in advance of maturity.

Housing advocates are cheering the Senate's embrace of expanding Low Income Housing Tax Credits which ensures a volume increase and reduces a key bond threshold test.

A growing rainy-day fund helped Alaska win a Moody's Ratings upgrade, bringing the state's issuer and general obligation bond ratings to Aa2 from Aa3.

Tom Kozlik said he was particularly concerned about the impact of a scaled-back FEMA on issuers in the Southeast.

K-12 public schools get a $55 per-student increase in the state basic allotment, while other funding is allocated to specific purposes.

The Senate needs 51 votes to pass the bill, which has already sparked opposition from moderate and conservative Republicans.