Politics

If implemented, New York's congestion pricing plan will be the first in the nation.

The city north of Detroit says it can't afford to make good on a $24 million debt owed to the Great Lakes Water Authority and in the absence of state help has raised state-approved bankruptcy as an option.

Seattle's Sound Transit, the biggest beneficiary of a federal low-interest loan program, had received three more loans totaling $327 million.

Continued commitments to meeting long-term liabilities under Gov. Phil Murphy were cited as key in a slew of recent bond rating upgrades for the Garden State.

Legislation making its way through the state legislature enhances pension benefits for Tier 2 Chicago firefighters but the Civic Federation is urging lawmakers to slow down.

"The vast majority" of state and local issuers would be resilient to a one-notch downgrade in the U.S. rating, Moody's said.

Providing enough housing for middle class and homeless people has topped legislative agendas in three West Coast states and Hawaii this session.

Circuit Judge John K. Bush cited Alexander Hamilton's insistence in the Federalist Papers that states would retain their authority over their own taxation.

The placement of Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, and Bank of America on the list makes them ineligible for state and local government contracts.

The Missouri House approved legislation to strip St. Louis of its earnings tax on remote work; Wisconsin lawmakers unveiled a plan to raise revenue sharing.