After the west abutment on the Rapidan Dam partially failed last week, it's up to the Blue Earth County board of commissioners to pursue repair or removal.
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The Contra Costa County Office of Education gave West Contra Costa Unified School District until July 17 to pass a budget, or have the county office step in.
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Infrastructure practice is a "strategic priority" for the firm, it said in announcing the hire of Elena Millerman.
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Another round of grants authorized in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is going out to 129 airports in 40 states.
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"With a nonexistent new-issue calendar and heavy dealer balance sheets, we expect the muni market to get a bit 'grabby' over the next few weeks," AllianceBernstein strategists said.
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The steady demand for municipal bonds in high-risk areas underscores the complex relationship between climate change and financial markets.
With a myriad of challenges facing state and local governments to fund vast infrastructure needs amid a shifting climate and severe weather events, there are government officials across the country that have begun to address them head on. Paying for them is one of the biggest challenges.
As EVs and fuel-efficient cars become more common, states and Congress are eying alternative revenues like road user charges.
The privately owned, high-speed rail system in the U.S. recently refinanced and broke ground on a new line in the west.
Finance officials for the city decided to be the first municipal issuer to use the distributed ledger technology for a $10 million deal, banking on cost savings, better liquidity and more access for retail investors to their bonds. Mayor Tom Koch, CFO Eric Mason and Strategic Asset Manager Rick Coscia say it should be the first of many deals for the industry.
The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $1.9 billion.
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, recently vetoed anti-ESG legislation similar to Missouri's, saying that it overstepped legal authority.
The state's new law requires companies like investment banks to provide written verification of their positions, part of a trend among similar bills aimed at preventing Wall Street banks from lying about their positions, said a firearms industry lobbyist.
The City of Angels is the latest in recent days to score a ratings upgrade as Fitch reviews its local government ratings using amended criteria.
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"While valuations are still historically tight, the extra demand through the summer should help support the muni market in the coming weeks," Birch Creek strategists said.
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The board's executive director said he is unsure how much longer the PREPA bankruptcy proceedings will take.
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The request is part of the White House's larger funding request from Congress to cover disaster needs from tornados to wildfires.
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The SEC, MSRB and FINRA will gather in Denver Nov. 20-21 to discuss compliance for MAs and broker-dealers, examination priorities, and more.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul's "pause" on congestion pricing puts a $16.5 billion hole in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital plan.
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