Politics

An Emerson College poll showed Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis in seventh place in the crowded governor's race as she made the announcement Friday.

Trump advisers are impressed with Waller's willingness to move on policy based on forecasting, rather than current data, and his deep knowledge of the Fed system as a whole, the people said.

Ninety percent of FINRA's operating expenses are driven by compensation and technology costs.

Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are beginning to take effect as the FHFA has doubled the cap on Low Income Housing Tax Credits, which should boost the issuance of private activity bonds.

The measure would lower the percentage increase in property tax revenue larger cities and counties can tap for operations without seeking voter approval.

The spaceport PAB statute was crafted in a way that's likely to appeal to the tax-exempt bond market. Nixon Peabody's Johnny Hutchinson said.

A judge approved an injunction requested by 20 states to temporarily halt the Federal Emergency Management Agency from diverting money from a disaster preparedness program.

Mayors and city leaders are using a combination of bond financing and public private partnerships to build and preserve affordable housing while working with a patchwork of regulations and facing opposition.

A close look at Fed officials — barring additional surprise departures from the Fed — suggests the president probably won't get the outsize rate cuts he wants in 2026.

"I asked him just last night, is this something you want?" Trump said Tuesday in an interview with CNBC. Bessent's response was, "Nope, I want to stay where I am," he said.

Universities targeted by Donald Trump's crackdown on diversity programs and other policies he says show a liberal bias are essentially bleeding at the negotiating table after taking on debt, laying off hundreds of staff and slashing spending.

The state faces a $1.2 billion revenue hit in fiscal 2026 , as well as future spending pressures, from President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill.

Sequestration on direct-pay bonds kicks in Oct. 1 without a fresh funding bill.

The plan being floated by California Gov. Gavin Newsom would nearly double the $21 billion fund created to protect the state's investor-owned utilities from outsized wildfire claims.

The council voted to preliminarily approve a $3.7 billion deal that will return an NFL team to play games inside the city limits while committing over $1 billion in taxpayer money.

The Federal Reserve governor's term was set to expire in January and President Donald Trump has made it clear that she would not be reappointed. The vacancy will give Trump an opportunity to appoint someone new to the central bank's board.

Legislation that would put a tighter limit on property tax increases for larger cities and counties advanced out of a Senate committee on Friday.

The federal government didn't have enough influence in the resulting haircuts to the COFINA bondholders for it to be liable for their losses, the court said.

Analysts say the outcome of the special session called by Gov. Tina Kotek to avert layoffs and close a transportation funding gap could affect ratings.

The Senate Banking Committee has advanced the first bipartisan housing legislation in more than a decade with loosened restrictions on housing credits and housing bonds.