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Bond issuers in the water sector are concerned about a reduction in WIFIA loan closings as some point to competition from municipal bonds as a cause for a decline in their popularity.

Disruptions to air travel during the federal government shutdown has sharpened the focus on legislation that would divert funds from the Airport & Airway Trust Fund to pay salaries of air traffic controllers.

New cost estimates for the repair of tolled Key Bridge in Baltimore, which is already under scrutiny by the Trump administration, indicate the price could be as much as $5.2 billion, more than double the original number.

Moody's placed a negative outlook on the higher education earlier this year. 2026 looks even more uncertain, according to a new report from the rating agency.

Transit advocates are pushing back on the Trump administration exploring the elimination of the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund.

Bank of America provided a letter of credit for Harvard after the Trump administration put it on a list usually reserved for vocational and beauty schools. 

Maryland's financial challenges are resurfacing via a report from the Department of Legislative Services projecting a $1.4 billion budget deficit in fiscal year 2027.

For munis, the end of the shutdown helps steady the backdrop, said James Pruskowski, an investor and market strategist.

Rural providers face $137 billion in federal Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The end of the government shutdown includes clearing three of twelve appropriations hurdles while questions linger about the future of the highway reauthorization bill.

The decline in muni enforcement actions is part of a broader trend at the SEC.

Arrington announced he will not seek reelection in 2026 after helping shepherd President Trump's first major tax bill through Congress, marking the first GOP House chairman to check out in 2026.

A planned vote on health insurance subsidies will be key to how Congress handles the next funding cliff at the end of January, market participants said.

Some of the most active sectors have been education (+29%), GOs (+17%) and healthcare (+17%), said Kim Olsan, senior fixed income portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.

As the Senate moves towards a possible deal to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, the "Big 7" of state and local lobbying groups along with the GFOA are making an urgent appeal.

Public transit emerged as an $11 billion winner in the 2025 elections as voters in five states approved measures to pour money into the sector.

An uncertain financial future partially due to federal government downsizing is compounding with nearly $6 billion of unfunded capital needs that will require Washington D.C. to lean on asset management and its strong credit rating to overcome the challenges.

The ruling comes as the municipal bond market closely watches the administration's effort to control federal infrastructure spending.

House Republicans hope to mark up the next surface transportation bill early next year.

Municipal water agencies are appealing to the Environmental Protection Agency about a slowdown in the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan program which along with bond sales, funds improvements to water and sewer infrastructure.