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Some industry observers are expecting a continuing rise in public private partnerships as the total value of infrastructure assets under management is up.

Texas will receive the largest share of the rural hospital fund's first-year allocation.

Green will focus full-time on Democracy Solutions, a firm he launched in March 2024.

Municipal bond issuers are on tap to sell about $6 billion of new issues in early January, but there should be plenty of money from maturing issues and interest payments to easily absorb that amount, as well as volume going forward, says Kim Olsan, senior fixed income portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.

Advocates for improving inland port infrastructure in the House and Senate are pushing bipartisan bills aimed at funneling more dollars from the Port Infrastructure Development Program to facilities on the Great Lakes as opposed to East and West coasts.

The Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes showed the decision was closer than the vote indicated, with "a few" voters suggesting they would have supported no change at the meeting.

The loss of federal jobs combined with delays in accessing employment data are contributing to flat revenue estimates for the Washington, D.C., government.

BDA's Decker hopeful that the "sensible regulation" trend will continue. 

With Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's term expiring, there is added uncertainty about monetary policy.

All eyes will be on the next surface transportation bill, which the House plans to unveil in early 2026.