Politics

The Trump administration wants to shed federal office space, and bonds backed by those leases are feeling the heat.

Lobbying efforts to keep the muni tax exemption in place is boiling down to convincing select members of the House Ways and Means Committee about the value of munis in financing local infrastructure projects.

It marks a major step forward for the long-stalled high-speed train project between Dallas and Houston.

The House moves the ball forward in the budget battle with an approved plan as public finance leaders lay out the strategy for saving the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds which provides a tempting target for lawmakers searching for ways to pay for promised tax cuts.

A voter-approved charter amendment requiring a bigger police force spurred Moody's Ratings to revise its outlook on the city's A1 bond rating to negative.

The Senate hearing comes as lawmakers start to shape the next surface transportation bill.

Illinois' Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for fiscal year 2023 recently passed the 600-day mark and is threatening to break California's lateness record.

Legislation to continue a sales tax and revenue bond program until July 1, 2028, and allow its use for mall redevelopment projects, passed the Senate.

The House now needs to negotiate a final budget resolution with the Senate, whose leaders have said they want to make the TCJA permanent.

The Pasadena Unified School District plans to eliminate 151 full-time employees, including 115 teachers, as it struggles with the fallout from the Eaton Fire.