Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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This week, Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman cast the first dissenting vote at an FOMC meeting in years. On Friday, she explained why the economic data she's seen didn't convince her of the need to cut rates as much as her fellow governors thought.
September 20 -
More than 70% of the projects include transit-oriented development and downtown redevelopment initiatives.
September 20 -
With all but one grant secured and construction underway, Pat McCoy reflected on Gateway's journey so far at a Municipal Analysts Group of New York event.
September 20 -
The Fed's 50 basis point cut surprised many, as a looming federal election and all the uncertainty that brings complicates efforts at forecasting.
September 19 -
After getting positive outlooks from three rating agencies since 2023, Oklahoma received its first upgrade.
September 19 -
The record pace of municipal bond supply this year is driven in part by cities and states realizing projects won't get any cheaper if they wait.
September 19 -
The Office of Tax-Exempt Bonds has been staffing up, IRS officials said at the National Association of Bond Lawyers conference in Chicago.
September 19 -
The ratio of local government municipal debt to GDP in aggregate has fallen to around 10% from 20% in 2010.
September 19 -
Florida's official outlook indicates the state government faces a $10 billion deficit by mid-2028 without major tax and spending changes.
September 19 -
The Republican presidential nominee reverses course on his own policy
September 18