Politics

The city faces hundreds of child sex abuse claims stemming from a former after-school program volunteer. A recent state law opened the window for old claims.

Backers of a voter-approved public safety funding proposition that led to a negative rating outlook by Moody's said the budget fails to comply with the measure.

Unless the state government makes changes to revenue or expenditures Florida faces a combined deficit of $8.1 billion in fiscal years 2027-28 and 2028-29.

A congressional budget impasse is leading toward a stopgap funding measure via a continuing resolution which could solve a budget shortage in the District of Columbia.

The House oversight subcommittee hearing was titled "Virtue Signaling vs. Vital Services."

Bond attorneys are eyeballing the possibility of attaching a tax title to the surface transportation reauthorization that could include issues of great interest to the municipal bond community as the appropriations process remains stuck in first gear.

The White House said it will appeal a circuit court ruling allowing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to remain on the central bank board while her lawsuit challenging her dismissal is litigated.

Utilities, and the local governments and states that house data centers, are wrestling with policy questions about who should cover the costs of the projected spikes in water and electricity demand.

Infrastructure like vertiports may be financed with municipal bonds.

Lawmakers passed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's expansive energy package, including a bill to extend the state's cap-and-invest program.