Trends in the Regions

Federal immigration and trade policies are a likely factor in the triple-A-rated state's weak job growth and pose risks for its southern border cities' budgets.

Pennsylvania's budget impasse has surpassed four months. Local governments and schools that rely on state funds are getting frustrated.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will sell $977.6 million of water revenue bonds as it grapples with the impacts of January's devastating wildfire.

The bankruptcy judge suggested Jackson Hospital and Clinic may be closed if it doesn't propose a plan of adjustment before the end of the calendar year.

After Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested its superintendent, Des Moines Public Schools is taking a $265 million GO bond measure to voters.

Voters will decide the fate of 447 bond propositions totaling a record $83.7 billion with development-related districts accounting for most of the debt.

California's recent tax revenues exceeded forecasts, but the state faces structural deficits that drive budgetary borrowing and have narrowed its reserves.

North Carolina's triple-A ratings were affirmed ahead of plans to sell up to $506 million in general obligation and limited obligation bonds.

Brandon Johnson released his $16.6 billion 2026 budget last week. The budget calls for new revenue sources, but avoids property tax hikes.

Cities are responding to a state directive to remove symbols on crosswalks and other so-called distractions or risk losing state and federal funding.

The bill was a response to a charter school fraud that took the state for $400 million, but Gov. Gavin Newsom said the proposed reforms were too expensive.

The Southeast's states rely on federal funds more than those in other regions and analysts warn those funds may be ending shortly if the shutdown continues.

Legislators and transit groups are pushing to get transit reform across the finish line this month, lawmakers and stakeholders said Friday.

The state is gearing up to grow its space industry as the federal government starts allowing tax-exempt private activity bond financing for spaceports.

Bondholders say the insurers reneged on the bond insurance terms, which both firms deny in filings for the case, filed six years after the COFINA restucturing.

Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland will face economic costs from the Trump administration's showy deployments of National Guard troops and immigration agents.

The Texas Transportation Finance Corp deal will refund interim notes used to finance the ending of a public-private partnership that built toll lanes.

The county will tap reserves and eliminate vacant positions to meet budget challenges driven by billions of dollars of child sexual abuse settlements.

While the cost of caring for older people can pressure municipal issuers, in states like Florida wealthy seniors can also contribute to economic vibrancy.

Two months after property tax payments would normally be due, Cook County, Illinois, is still struggling to send out accurate bills for the second part of 2024.