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A district judge in Rhode Island issued a second order telling the administration to halt its grant freeze, saying his first order is not being followed.

Future generations will benefit if we don't give up on breakthroughs in medicine or energy. That's why research Trump is cutting should be funded with bonds.

Disasters like wildfires, floods and hurricanes "are striking harder and more often."

Senate GOP leaders also aim to make the TCJA tax cuts permanent, which would raise the costs of tax reform unless a new scoring method is adopted.

The Bond Buyer's Caitlin Devitt and Kyle Glazier discuss the outlook for tax and infrastructure legislation.

Pamela Frederick and Adam Barsky will share their views on the importance of the tax-exemption, how it benefits state and local governments, taxpayers, and U.S. retail investors -- and keeps the country competitive on a global scale.

Glenn Lee is warning the city government of a $21.6 million drop in year-to -date collections and a grim financial forecast of years to come due to falling employment levels.

The Trump administration wants to shed federal office space, and bonds backed by those leases are feeling the heat.

Lobbying efforts to keep the muni tax exemption in place is boiling down to convincing select members of the House Ways and Means Committee about the value of munis in financing local infrastructure projects.

It marks a major step forward for the long-stalled high-speed train project between Dallas and Houston.

The House moves the ball forward in the budget battle with an approved plan as public finance leaders lay out the strategy for saving the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds which provides a tempting target for lawmakers searching for ways to pay for promised tax cuts.

The Senate hearing comes as lawmakers start to shape the next surface transportation bill.

The House now needs to negotiate a final budget resolution with the Senate, whose leaders have said they want to make the TCJA permanent.

Bond lawyers want to make sure their voices are heard as Congress moves toward critical votes on tax policy.

The unpredictable nature of legislating leads most to holding off on disclosure changes until a bill becomes a law.

The Senate move provides an alternative pathway towards a final budget agreement as the House wrestles with an approach that could include key tax policy changes for the muni market.

The Trump administration singled out the Las Vegas-Los Angeles bullet train for praise Thursday, the same day the deal priced.

"Who got rich off this project? Where did those billions of dollars go?" asked Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in announcing the federal review of the controversial bullet train.

Trump's executive order raises concern about whether the SEC will pursue certain fraudsters, even if staff deems action warranted.

The DOT cited the use of the tolls for transit as one of its reasons to terminate.