Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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The National Association of Bond Lawyers will give out two separate awards to Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and longtime muni lawyer David Cholst, for their contributions to the organization and industry over the last four decades.
August 21 -
Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said she has concerns about an uptick in inflation and will need to see more positive data before supporting an interest rate cut.
August 20 -
The estimated $100 million raised annually from the 0.5% tax increase on the Nov. 5 ballot could be used to back bonds for affordable housing.
August 20 -
Lawmakers could take a scalpel to certain bonds and sectors to penalize issuers for unrelated policies, like school vouchers or campus protests.
August 20 -
The possibility of moving stalled housing bills forward combined with promises of down payment assistance is offering hope to housing advocates.
August 19 -
Loop Capital's Jim Reynolds was among the nine private and public entities that signed a pledge to help bring in more historically underutilized businesses on construction projects.
August 19 -
The measure would have requested $20 billion of bond authority from voters in nine San Francisco-area counties; backers said they would try in a later year.
August 19 -
Environmental, social and governance issues are a ripe debate among Republican states who oppose federal efforts they say are overly political.
August 16 -
State lawmakers will be back in session Aug. 26 in an effort to head off ballot initiatives that worry the state's public finance industry.
August 16 -
Missouri's Kansas City Public Schools is looking to take its modernization plan to voters and seek approval for a $474 million GO bond measure next April.
August 16