Politics

Mayor Brandon Johnson's team wants the Chicago Public Schools to refinance debt to free up money for a pension payment to the city.

All of fiscal 2025 will be funded under a continuing resolution instead of the traditional appropriations package.

Gov. Josh Stein said in his State of the State address too many schools are overcrowded or decrepit.

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.

The Tax Policy Center examined which cities and states would be the most affected if Congress eliminates the tax exemption.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.