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Borrowing to finance infrastructure is now more expensive. Meanwhile, congressional tax writers are toying with the municipal bond tax exemption, scaring both investors and issuers. State and local debt managers have a lot to think about — and worry about.
The amount of cash that Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand comes into the race for governor carrying in his campaign accounts ...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. On Sunday, Rollins announced the U.S. is halting shipments of live cattle, bison and horses through the southern border with Mexico, to be reviewed on a month-to-month basis. The concern is the prevalence of the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating maggot that has been detected on Mexican farms 700 miles from the border. (X)
Concerned about pollution and health effects at a time when the feds are deregulating, cities and counties are using lawsuits and regulations to delay or cancel some energy projects.
A new law shifts both funding and focus away from game animals, while overhauling the governance structure for the state's primary wildlife agency.
There are active secession movements in western states where Republicans feel underrepresented. A form of semi-independent home rule within existing states might work better.
New York City’s congestion pricing program was feared dead last year, and is still subject to threats from the Trump administration. But it’s delivering results, with less traffic and more revenue for the transit system.
They help a lot of individuals and their communities. The proposed cuts would just shift the burden to emergency rooms, shelters and already overwhelmed local systems.
With more than 750 confirmed cases of measles, the outbreak in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico is now the nation’s largest...
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez. Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes a sales-tax proposal in the Legislature, saying it will make it impossible to pass a property tax cut that he favors. Perez says the state can afford to cut both sales and property taxes and accuses the governor of sitting on the sidelines and failing to introduce a concrete plan to reduce property taxes. (Miami Herald)
An appellate court said it was "not a close call" that the state's map discriminates against Black voters.
The state’s suicide rate consistently outpaces the nation’s and it ranks among the worst for treating adults with substance abuse disorders, according to a new report.
State lawmakers are considering more proactive approaches to resilience after learning from community responses to disasters.
It’s one of three dozen states that will elect governors next year, and its demographics mirror what the country will look like soon. It’s an opportunity for politicians who aren’t stuck in the past.
The proposed raise for Denver’s chief financial officer (CFO). A City Council committee has approved substantial raises for department heads...
Bishop Sally French of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey. The town council of Toms River, N.J., voted to take over land belonging to Christ Episcopal Church if it refused to sell a homeless shelter, using the power of eminent domain to turn the land into a recreational center. (New Jersey News 12)
Ridership hasn't recovered to pre-pandemic levels, labor and fleet costs are rising and state lawmakers are skeptical about further bailouts.
Under pressure from business groups and the governor, the California Privacy Protection Agency watered down AI safeguards in areas such as targeted advertising.
Rent increases will be limited to 10 percent per year, with an exemption for newly built units for a dozen years.
Residents of a Louisiana city finally figured out a way to get rid of entrenched incumbents. At the state level, high turnover among party chairs is happening naturally.
The South accounts for nearly half the nation's new HIV diagnoses. Prevention programs are trying to stem the tide, and in Dallas County, they're working — but now they're facing funding cuts.
Corrections work shouldn’t be a stressed-out, dead-end job. There are promising ideas for turning it into a mission-driven profession.
The total cost for police overtime in Sacramento, Calif., in 2023. That represented nearly a tenfold increase from 2011...
Cindy O’Laughlin, president pro tem of the Missouri Senate. She took exception to a speech made on the Senate floor by Lt. Gov. David Wasinger, who said he intended to play a more active role in chamber proceedings. O’Laughlin says the lieutenant governor does not have that kind of authority and in fact does not have the privilege even of addressing the body. (Missouri Independent)
With four-year institutions closing in rural areas, bachelor's degrees from community colleges can help close the gap.
Gov. Ron DeSantis described the change as a blow for freedom of choice, but dental and health experts warn that the ban will lead to bad outcomes.
Work requirements remain on the table but Congress will not cut the matching rate for the Affordable Care Act expansion or impose per capita limits on states.
New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul explaining why she’s tapping into the state’s rainy day fund to pay down the unemployment insurance debt. Hochul announced the state would pay off more than $6 billion in unemployment debt, mostly run up during the pandemic, rather than continuing to pay only interest on it. (Spectrum News)
The new administration has aggressively pulled back from consumer protection and corporate regulation, leaving it up to the states to protect Americans from abusive business practices.
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