Politics

The 0.34% sales tax rate increase would raise an estimated $70 million annually for Colorado's only safety net healthcare provider.

A pair of infrastructure experts are proposing a $25 billion federal appropriation to create state bond banks across the country.

In a one-day special session, lawmakers passed a bill expanding an economic development bond program to finance venues for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

The agreement includes plans for a bill creating a constitutional amendment to allow the state to set aside greater sums in reserves.

With a tax battle looming, the chair of the powerful committee will guide tax policy.

The low-investment-grade offering for a high-profile public private partnership stood out in a crowded airport sector.

Knowing where to focus won't be easy among the numerous issues in play.

The California Supreme Court issued an opinion Thursday blocking an anti-tax measure from November's ballot.

While the muni market lobbies for its wish list, investors keep in mind that any tax rate changes affect appetite and market technicals.

Existing California law requires hospitals to be fully operational after a large earthquake by 2030. The Senate has passed a bill to extend the deadline.

The Advance Act is expected to shorten the timeline for project approvals

Legislation passed by Utah lawmakers during a special session addresses concerns from the Intermountain Power Agency about a new law to keep a coal-fired power plant operating.

Puerto Rico's financial oversight board is seeking to reopen a confirmation hearing on a debt-restructuring plan for the island's power utility after an appeals court last week ruled that bondholders have a claim to the agency's future net revenue.

The state's new law requires companies like investment banks to provide written verification of their positions, part of a trend among similar bills aimed at preventing Wall Street banks from lying about their positions, said a firearms industry lobbyist.

Undersubscribed funding opportunities are blocked by regulation.

The city and its Austin Transit partnership are seeking court validation for bonds to help finance the multi-billion-dollar project.

A coalition of metropolitan planning organizations and transportation officials along the Interstate-4 corridor approved a resolution supporting further development.

The legislature addressed the cost of a $329 million property tax refund in the state's largest county as well as passed a fiscal 2025 budget.

The Philadelphia Fed president said there can be as few as no cuts or as many as two this year, but if his projections are accurate, one decrease would be appropriate this year.

The county hopes one-time revenues will help it "live to fight another day" as it awaits a state-assisted financial plan.