Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara wants the prospective rate hike discussed at a public hearing in April before he formally approves it.
March 17 -
Mayor Brandon Johnson's team wants the Chicago Public Schools to refinance debt to free up money for a pension payment to the city.
March 17 -
All of fiscal 2025 will be funded under a continuing resolution instead of the traditional appropriations package.
March 17 -
Gov. Josh Stein said in his State of the State address too many schools are overcrowded or decrepit.
March 14 -
The Department of Transportation is signaling moves away from Biden-era infrastructure spending tied to environmental concerns and heading back to more formula funding, which is welcome news for transportation heads.
March 14 -
The Tax Policy Center examined which cities and states would be the most affected if Congress eliminates the tax exemption.
March 14 -
Alaska, California, Hawaii, Washington, Louisiana and New York have the worst-performing, least cost-effective roads and bridges, according to Reason Foundation's latest report.
March 13 -
The U.S. Congress is considering eliminating the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds, the single most important financing tool for cities and towns across America. If they do, the cost of building and maintaining infrastructure — roads, bridges, schools, water systems, and even broadband networks — will skyrocket.
March 13 -
The Southeast has many of the largest ports and cargo airports in the country along with extensive foreign investment that creates exposure to trade turmoil.
March 13 -
If the seven states dependent on the Colorado River don't craft a new operating agreement, the federal government could end up doing it for them.
March 12 -
A city-created corporation plans to issue bonds for the mass transit project, paid off with a voter-approved hike in the maintenance and operations property tax.
March 12 -
The new continuing resolution passed in the House omits key language that allows Washington to implement its approved budget, which is threatening to cancel planned capital projects.
March 12 -
The government funding measure now heads to the Senate where it needs Democratic support to pass.
March 12 -
The BDA met last week ahead of the House Ways and Means launching talks on what the reconciliation tax package may include.
March 11 -
Muni advocates are stepping up pressure on Congress to take the elimination of municipal bond tax exemption off the menu by exploring alternatives and providing numbers showing how short term gains will become long term losses.
March 11 -
The Lone Star state, the nation's largest exporter of goods, could be hit economically by a tariff war, particularly with Mexico, its biggest trading partner.
March 11 -
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed legislation approving the issuance of up to $135 million in revenue bonds to replace a cruise ship terminal.
March 10 -
In 2017, the BDA hired a lobbying firm as Congress wrote a tax reform bill. This time, the group opted for a strategic communications firm.
March 10 -
A united Republican vote for the continuing resolution could indicate the GOP's ability to gather support for the more complex reconciliation bill.
March 10 -
Moody's Ratings has placed Washington D.C.'s credit rating on review for a possible downgrade for all debt classes due to the Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce.
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