Politics

Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said in a speech in Dublin that trade barriers could soon affect prices and slow down growth while increasing uncertainty in 2025.

The Ways and Means Committee is expected to release the full text, including revenue raisers, ahead of a Tuesday hearing.

"I'm worried about rates," muni market strategist Vikram Rai said during a webinar Thursday.

Public power energy providers are moving forward with using elective pay to boost investment in nuclear energy while electrifying small town and rural areas.

The state's legislative analyst's office expects revenues for the fiscal 2025-26 budget year to be $7.8 billion lower than estimated in January.

The municipal bond market may soon get its first glimpse of hotly anticipated tax legislation.

Muni advocates are watching the SALT cap negotiations closely, as the outcome may be influence if other revenue raisers, like axing the muni tax exemption, come into play.

"The threat of having both inflation and unemployment rising simultaneously continues to create a big headache for the Fed's interest policy," said Wells Fargo Investment Institute global fixed income strategist Luis Alvarado.

Speakers discussing how the U.S. will fare in the world post-Trump trade war and anti-immigration policies were largely optimistic.

The spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1 was balanced through an ongoing reorganization of city government, according to Mayor John Whitmire.

The U.S. Department of Transportation rolls out $3.2 billion via 329 infrastructure grants that will fund more than 3,200 projects that the agency contends were tangled up in red tape and DEI requirements.

The law prohibits state and local government contracts worth $100,000 or more with companies that "discriminate" against the firearm industry.

Legislation would overhaul Dallas Area Rapid Transit's financial structure in a way that could impact outstanding debt and derail bonds for Austin light rail.

Amid deep cuts to public K-12 schools, the proposed budget would boost charter school investment as the administration said "more local school options are needed."

Bessent explained why he thinks Trump's tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation will create fertile ground for investors in a speech at the Milken Institute's global conference.

With a funding agreement in the state budget, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is gearing up to start capital repairs — and find $3 billion of savings. 

Lawmakers are putting the final touches on the budget, and Gov. Kathy Hochul said there is broad agreement. Federal cuts may yet scramble everything.

As cutting the federal budget resonates as a central theme in the Trump administration, the Department of Transportation is getting a boost in appropriation proposals.

Pew Charitable Trust outlined how governments can better prepare for natural disasters to alleviate budget pressures as these incidents have grown in frequency and severity.

"As we head into reconciliation and tax negotiations, I'm making it clear: I won't support a bill that doesn't lift the cap," Rep. Mike Lawler said.