Politics

As governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz has proposed some sweeping investments, including a $3.3 billion bonding bill that was the largest in the state's history.

The state bond commission approved Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan as part of an underwriting pool Louisiana can hire on debt deals.

State Treasurer Dale Folwell wants to know if Cabarrus County will have voters vote on bonds in the future through general obligation referendums.

Treasury's warning "would be absurd if it wasn't so serious," opined the NSSF, the firearm industry trade association.

Gary Quinzel, vice president of portfolio consulting at Wealth Enhancement Group, gives his views about monetary policy and offers his opinion on the FOMC statement and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.

Tim Walz will be joining Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket, bringing issues such as infrastructure investment, the child tax credit and his work in public schools front and center.

The Build America Bureau is poised to release awards for its asset concession program and preliminary guidelines for value-for-money analysis, two key P3 programs authorized under the IIJA.

Vikram Rai of Wells Fargo is dubious of some widely-held assumptions.

The states and others are pushing back against studies showing adverse financial effects from laws that punish banks for their fossil fuel and firearm policies.

The Tampa Bay Rays received final approval from local governments for their proposal to build a new government-subsidized ballpark in St. Petersburg, Florida.