Politics

The Indiana Budget Committee has approved $50 million in funding for bond financing that would bring water from an Indianapolis utility to the city of Lebanon.

California's state government typically pushes out billions of dollars of debt from August to November. This year there may be a shift in buy side sentiment.

The agencies are overstepping their statutory authority in trying to force the market to adopt a new securities identifier, says the American Bankers Association.

The passage of a $11 billion plan, which aims to fully fund police and fire pensions in 30 years, comes as the retirement system is pushing its own plan in court.

House Republicans are once again careening towards a government shutdown

The New York region's beleaguered transportation agency could need up to $92 billion for its next capital plan, said State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. 

The Federal Reserve's inspector general says the reserve bank CEO did not trade on confidential information or have conflicts of interest, but did violate central bank rules and policies.

The candidates touched on muni-adjacent issues like energy policy, housing and tariffs but offered little new information on infrastructure proposals or tax policies.

Full Moon Capital will focus on mid- and smaller-sized specialty credits that are looking to grow.

Stagnant per-pupil state funding amid rising costs led to budget deficits, lower reserves, and ballot proposals to raise property tax rates for some districts.

Environmental regulations under fire in California.

It's the latest proposal for a type of national infrastructure financing structure in lieu of the municipal bond market.

Iowa has the largest number of poor bridges, followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Chicago released a budget forecast that its corporate fund deficit will grow to $982.4 million in 2025 from $222.9 million at 2024's end.

Subsidence has delayed completion of the new Belle Chasse Bridge, a project led by one of the developers of the $2.3 billion Calcasieu Bridge project.

House Republicans are hoping to jam through a voter eligibility bill as part of the upcoming continuing resolution in order to avert a shutdown before Sept. 30.

Patrick Harker, the longest serving regional reserve bank president, will leave office in June 2025. Directors at the Fed bank have started the search for his replacement.

General fund revenue growth of only 1.1% in the fiscal year that ended Saturday, marks a continued slowdown since fiscal 2022's 26.4% increase.

California and Texas have received the most amount of federal investment to date, according to a pair of reports tracking the climate law's investments.

Rep. Steven Horsford will likely replace the late Rep. Bill Pascrell.