Politics and policy
Politics and policy
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Moody's is the latest rating agency to warn about a budget squeeze for Texas schools, which have been prolific issuers of voter-approved bonds in recent years.
February 20 -
Chicago aldermen delayed a vote on $830 million of general obligation bonds that Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to issue.
February 20 -
The DOT cited the use of the tolls for transit as one of its reasons to terminate.
February 19 -
The South San Antonio Independent School District, which has had a state conservator, will now get a state-appointed board of managers and superintendent.
February 19 -
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works begins the process of untangling the bureaucratic red tape of permitting to speed the pace of infrastructure improvements and housing initiatives which often leverages bond proceeds.
February 19 -
The state will have less money to spend in the upcoming fiscal year, according to projections certified in a process criticized by Oklahoma's attorney general.
February 18 -
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declined to rule out tapping public money to renovate RFK Stadium to lure the NFL's Washington Commanders back to the city, though Council members are divided on the plan.
February 18 -
Texas officials are eying ways to protect a massive state-funded school property tax cut from being eroded by local bond issues and tax increases.
February 18 -
PFM, Ramirez & Co. and other advisory firms are adding to rosters of municipal finance experts as the tax exemption hangs in the balance.
February 18 -
With questions and analysis still swirling around a deadly crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, concerns arise about enplanement levels, traffic patterns, and credit ratings affecting the region's major airports.
February 14 -
In 2017, Congress moved from budget resolution to reconciliation legislation in less than six weeks.
February 14 -
As Congress begins hammering out the budget resolutions that will shape the country's fiscal future, muni lobbyists double down on efforts to keep the tax-exemption in place.
February 13 -
The legislation comes as the municipal market industry fends off threats to tax-exempt municipal bonds.
February 13 -
Portfolio managers seem more sanguine about threats to the tax exemption from Congress.
February 13 -
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants to raise the sports gaming tax to pay for stadiums and he does not want the state to issue bonds to finance stadium development.
February 13 -
The rising costs of federal debt, an impending budget showdown, and Congressional turmoil is highlighting the complex relationship between Treasury securities and municipal bonds.
February 13 -
DeSantis' proposed all government activities budget is 2.5% lower than the current year's budget.
February 13 -
The study comes as the city faces a growing structural budget deficit and shrinking reserves that led to negative bond rating outlooks.
February 12 -
The deeper the proposed cuts, the more the municipal market fears for the fate of tax-exempt bonds.
February 12 -
The tax exemption has been in place for more than 110 years, but Republicans say its removal is vital for prolonging many parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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