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The finally approved continuing resolution steers around the debate to raise the debt ceiling while funding repairs to the toll-supported Key Bridge in Baltimore, reimbursing DC for inauguration costs and transferring the RFK stadium site.

The central Texas city of Clyde said it issued tax and revenue anticipation notes with a 9.5% interest rate to repay its insurers after an Aug. 1 bond default.

The challenge to the 2022 approval of bonds for a PACE program could "catastrophically undermine" the finality of all Florida bond validations, the agency said.

Concerns are rising as the Congressional Budget Office has issued a report laying out the benefits of eliminating tax-exempt qualified private activity bonds.

The future of key policies and upcoming budget battle tactics are taking shape based on several leadership changes and announcements in recent days.

Border cities like San Diego have obvious concerns about the impact of a trade war, but the ripples would extend into the South and Midwest, analysts say.

Operator ports, which rely on shipping volume for revenue, are more exposed to trade policy shifts than landlord ports, analysts said.

Political change in Washington and the looming budget battle is raising anxiety in state legislatures.

As stadium and arena deals grow in complexity and expense, the capital stack often includes a combination of public and private money along with revenue generated by the facilities.

Economists gaming out the possibilities for tax policy in the Trump administration believe the bond market will dictate budget cuts and spending increases.

The session, which begins Jan. 14 with a more-conservative Republican majority, could bring additional anti-ESG and DEI legislation.

Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and noted Trump ally, is nominated for Treasury Secretary.

Pewaukee, Wisconsin, is the target of lawsuits from a private industry group over a transportation utility fee that was struck down earlier this year.

Extending tax cuts from TCJA is viewed as fiscally problematic.

KBRA has placed Chicago's general obligation bond rating on watch for downgrade as the City Council prepares to vote tomorrow on a proposed property tax increase.

Trump's proposed corporate tax cut, if enacted, would further concentrate the buyer base and increase the chance of volatility, said Wells Fargo head of municipal strategy Vikram Rai.

Omaha voters approved six general obligation bond measures totaling $333.4 million last week, none of which required a tax increase.

Homeowners across the nation could realize savings from as little as $20 per year to having their bill wiped out entirely.

Lawyers are beginning to flesh out what the specifics of what a second Trump administration may look like, and what we can expect before Biden passes the baton.

The Central Ohio Transit Authority's half-cent sales tax increase will back up to $500 million of revenue bonds.