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Collapsed Interstate 40 in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Gov. Josh Stein is seeking an additional $19 billion in federal aid.North Carolina Department of Transportation Reports that President Donald Trump plans to cut 84% of the staff from one of the two major federal programs providing natural disaster aid concern analysts. Previously, Trump suggested

“I hope the House can pass one big bill that meets President Trump’s priorities,” said Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, D-S.C. ”This approach provides money that we needed yesterday to continue the momentum on securing our border, enforcing our immigration laws, and rebuilding our military. Time is of the essence.”Brett Flashnick The U.S. Senate emerged

A rendering of Brightline West, the Las Vegas-Los Angeles electric bullet train that came to market this week with $2.5 billion of unrated private activity bonds.Brightline West Brightline West, the Las Vegas-Los Angeles bullet train, hit the market Thursday with $2.5 billion of unrated private activity bonds that sported nearly double-digit yields in what’s likely to

Construction on an underpass at State Route 46, part of the California high speed rail project, which is the target of a review by the Trump administration.California High Speed Rail Authority The Trump administration said Thursday it would launch a probe into California’s long-struggling bullet train to determine whether it should rescind $4 billion in

Andrew Nakahata was appointed to California IBank’s second top slot.TD Securities Andrew Nakahata has been appointed chief deputy executive director and chief operating officer at the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank, according to the governor’s office. San Francisco-based Nakahata, who is expected to start with IBank on March 15, will leave a position as

Vacant office space is advertised in San Francisco. The city wants to make it easier to convert offices into apartments.Bloomberg News Office market turmoil since the COVID-19 pandemic amid a housing shortage has driven calls for office-to-residential conversions in San Francisco and Los Angeles. While the concept sounds simple, so far such conversions have been

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks in Washington, D.C., in January. The governor devoted a healthy chunk of his budget address to warnings about and defiance of the Trump administration.Bloomberg News Washington’s threats to state and local government funding took center stage when Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday delivered his seventh budget address to a joint

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21736765/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady to slightly firmer Thursday as the $2.5 billion Brightline West Passenger Rail Project deal priced amid a quieter new-issue market. U.S. Treasury yields fell slightly and equities were down. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Thursday was at 62%, the five-year at 63%, the 10-year at

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday.Bloomberg News For municipal bond investors – and investors overall – an executive order signed Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump could erode confidence that the Securities and Exchange Commission will be willing to take action against “politically favored fraudsters.” “One thing I would worry about if

“At present, there is no threat whatsoever to the tax exemption of outstanding bonds,” said Vikram Rai, lead strategist at the municipal division at Wells Fargo. ”I firmly believe that if there is an attempt to curb the benefit of tax exemption, then it will not be retroactive, it will be proactive, so outstanding bonds will not

Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming oversaw Thursday’s State Bond Commission meeting where a $400 million general obligation bond sale for the state was approved.Bloomberg News The Louisiana State Bond Commission approved a $400 million general obligation bond sale for the state. The bonds are scheduled to be sold competitively on April 9. Bond proceeds will be

“When this session ends, we’re going to be providing more funding for public education than ever before in the history of the state of Texas,” Gov. Greg Abbott said at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event on Wednesday.Texas governor’s office Stagnant state funding and rising costs are reducing budget flexibility for Texas school districts, according

Chicago’s Loop in 2024. The city’s alderpeople are divided over a general obligation bond sale, but Mayor Brandon Johnson appears to have enough votes to pass the measure at the next meeting. Bloomberg News Chicago aldermen delayed a vote on $830 million of general obligation bonds at Wednesday’s City Council meeting, but the move only

NAMA’s Susan Gaffney The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s decision to launch a holistic review of its municipal advisor rules is “completely understandable,” National Association of Municipal Advisors Executive Director Susan Gaffney said, but before the MSRB makes any big changes she hopes “it will engage with the MA community.”  The MSRB’s second quarterly board meeting

White Lake Township, Michigan, is facing legal action on two fronts, one of which is related to the cyberattack that sabotaged its bond sale last year.White Lake Township White Lake Township, Michigan, faces a legal threat from the lead underwriter of a bond sale that was compromised by an online hack. Attorneys for Baird, leader

Miami International Airport will sell $526 million of municipal bonds this week. Bloomberg News Miami-Dade County is selling $526 million of aviation revenue bonds this week, as the number of passengers using Miami International Airport continues to bounce back from the pandemic and exceed pre-COVID numbers since the pandemic’s low in 2020. The deal consists

&amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21715678/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;gt; Municipals were little changed Wednesday as U.S. Treasuries were firmer and equities ended mixed. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Wednesday was at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the 10-year at 66% and the 30-year at 84%, according to Municipal Market Data’s 3 p.m. EST read. ICE Data Services

The Trump administration withdrew approval for New York City’s congestion pricing program citing concerns over the size of the program and the use of proceeds for transit.Bloomberg The Trump administration Wednesday terminated federal approval for New York City’s congestion pricing program just weeks after it took effect. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority immediately headed to federal court

The Texas State Capitol. The state education agency replaced the board and superintendent of the South San ntonio Independent School District. Bloomberg News The Texas Education Agency replaced the entire leadership of the South San Antonio Independent School District. The move announced on Wednesday comes after nearly two decades of dysfunction “resulting in diminished student

“Democrats cannot agree to any permitting reform unless and until the Trump administration ends its lawless disregard for congressional authority and judicial orders,” said Ranking Member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. ”Billions in obligated funds remain frozen behind a fog bank of silent executive contumacy in blatant disregard of constitutional separation of powers, direct court orders and basic

Tamika Reed has joined Siebert Williams Shank as senior vice president at its new Montgomery, Alabama, office. Siebert Williams Shank hired two professionals for its municipal underwriting team and opened a new office in Montgomery, Alabama. SWS hired Tamika Reed as senior vice president in the new Alabama office and Narineh Panosian as vice president