Politics

The House and Senate remain at least $120 billion apart on fiscal 2024 spending levels.

"During this critical period for our state's future, I'm looking forward to having Blake Washington on my team," Gov. Hochul said.

The Senate proclamation says Shields left behind "an indelible mark on the public finance industry."

Almost all of the $1.55 billion surplus will go into the state's rainy-day fund, raising its balance to a record $3.7 billion, a 2,700% jump since 2019.

The plan dedicates most of the funds to repairing and modernization existing infrastructure.

Energy-producing states are riding out oil and natural gas price swings that affect severance tax collections.

Analysts look at whether the FOMC will bring the last rate hike in the cycle, whether recession is coming, and whether the Fed is making a policy mistake.

The puzzling accounting discrepancy, which dates to 2005, threatened to lead to the rescission of $3.5 billion of contract authority for state departments of transportation.

New Jersey sued the federal government to block a plan to charge drivers entering midtown Manhattan, claiming federal regulatory approval was ill-considered.

The bill will move onto the Senate in hopes of reaching President Biden's desk before the current Federal Aviation Administration authorization expires on Sept. 30.