Politics

Housing advocates are cheering the Senate's embrace of expanding Low Income Housing Tax Credits which ensures a volume increase and reduces a key bond threshold test.

A growing rainy-day fund helped Alaska win a Moody's Ratings upgrade, bringing the state's issuer and general obligation bond ratings to Aa2 from Aa3.

Tom Kozlik said he was particularly concerned about the impact of a scaled-back FEMA on issuers in the Southeast.

K-12 public schools get a $55 per-student increase in the state basic allotment, while other funding is allocated to specific purposes.

The Senate needs 51 votes to pass the bill, which has already sparked opposition from moderate and conservative Republicans.

As the Senate Finance Committee works on the the reconciliation puzzle, attorneys, accountants, and doctors are lobbying for keeping the pass-through exemptions that provide a workaround to the cap on state and local taxes in place.

If passed it would untangle sections of the tax code that limits the use of Low-Income Housing Tax credits by Native American tribal governments.

The California High Speed Rail Authority said state funds and a potential public-private partnership would be able to cover the initial Central Valley segment.

The tribal movement toward energy independence through renewable-powered microgrid projects has been slowed, if not stalled, by shifting political winds.

Hospital spreads have widened as investors wait to see how the One Big Beautiful Bill will impact providers.