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Hawaii's budget director told a state Senate committee the costs to house people are coming in double what was estimated.

The Senate Committee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development convened Tuesday to discuss the imminent need for permanent reauthorization of the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Relief.

As the program inches through the federal appropriation process, Texas lawmakers have allocated state funds and created a five-county district with taxing power.

While Idalia caused major damage to some municipalities, it had less of an impact than feared since it hit less densely populated areas than Hurricane Ian did last year.

The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association is getting ready to head back to the market next week with a variable-rate bond deal after successfully selling fixed-rate bonds last week to help fund claims from insolvent insurance companies.

The Economic Development Administration, which hasn't been reauthorized in close to twenty years, should focus on grants, workforce development, and disaster relief, local leaders said.

Senior Bank of America investment banker Jill Schwartz discusses her own board roles, how women can serve on nonprofit boards, and how they can drive change, in conversation with Chana Schoenberger, American Banker's Editor-in-Chief.

"This is a historic accomplishment — setting new records for the largest single-month revenue and personal income tax collections in state history," said Gov. Jim Justice.

A series of atmospheric rivers and cyclone bomb storms in California have resulted in billions in damage. Lawmakers look to bond measures to help prevent future problems.

Wildfires in western states are becoming more severe and costing more to fight.

California's bond ratings are likely to escape unscathed from the atmospheric rivers that caused an estimated $646 million in damage to the state's infrastructure.

Local officials will now be able to access to revenue from a special tax levy previously reserved only for bonded debt to pay for capital improvements.

AccuWeather says Hurricane Ian may turn out to be one of the costliest storms in the county's history due to its violent storm surge, damaging winds and overpowering flooding rains.

The temporary government funding bill includes money for expected recovery needs from Hurricane Ian's landfall in Florida this week.

The board and its law firm O'Neil & Borges clashed with challenger Carlos Lamoutte in court papers.

A firm representing the Oversight Board also represented firms that acquired a loan portfolio from a board-controlled entity.

Properly designed public banks would be safer than private banks while promoting economic growth.

In conversation with Patti Cook, CEO of Finance of America Companies

Join Maggie Kimberl, President of the Bourbon Women Association for a peek behind the scenes of the bourbon industry. Learn more about the women that are rising in the male-dominated spirits sector, the proper bourbon tasting technique and a little bit of the history of bourbon.

In the near term, federal aid is sitting on balance sheets ready to be deployed if some of the downside economic risks become reality, experts say.