Southeast state governments are among the most dependent on federal Medicaid, SNAP and FEMA funding.

In a Monday special session that went late into the night, the state legislature passed a $66 billion budget that includes a $700 million bonding bill.

The bill would exempt lead service line replacement projects from the IRS' private business use test.

Municipal bond issuers in the state dodged a barrage of bills in this year's legislative session seeking to constrain their debt sales.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers is looking for answers from the Internal Revenue Service regarding a few questions.

Observers say a bankruptcy by Genera PR could complicate the PREPA bankruptcy.

Cities and states have until Aug. 1 to apply for the funds.

The U.S. economy added 139,000 jobs, a healthy clip that counters the president's calls for a rate cut to bolster the labor market.

The upshot of the report by Payden & Rygel's Travis McGahey is that the risk of severe credit deterioration and bond defaults remains low.

"Nobody knows what scoring means," Trump said as the dispute over how the "One Big Beautiful Bill" plays out.

The hard-fought increase to the cap on state and local tax deductions that was instrumental to passing the House GOP tax bill is under fire in the Senate.

Ahead of a 14-3 vote to pass the $7 billion spending plan, concerns were raised about new legislation affecting the city's public safety pension funds.

The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management says the state will have widening deficits starting in fiscal 2026 unless changes are made.

The bullet train's delays and cost overruns amount to a material project change and event of default under the federal-state agreement, the FRA said.

The deal to buy the for-profit University of Phoenix faced opposition from the state attorney general and lawmakers and rating agency questions.

BlackRock Inc. was removed from Texas' blacklist of companies that "boycott" fossil fuels, ending a three-year standoff over the firm's environmental policies.

A legislative office predicted the tax cut package would lead to a loss of $500 million a year rather than be revenue neutral.

The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding bill to Gov. JB Pritzker.

The American Association of Port Authorities is pushing back at the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act over plans to curtail two key grant programs vital to the maritime sector.

The SEC charged two entities with violating federal securities laws by advising clients on municipal bonds without properly registering as municipal advisors.