The ratings agency said it action reflects the state’s solid economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reopening would help a public agency that needs $15 million in state help to cover debt service this year and is asking for additional operating subsidies.

A year after the pandemic struck the nation's economy, Texas sales tax collections hit an all-time record for April.

The states intend to come to market with $600 million and $1 billion, respectively, bringing state GO credits in an improving credit environment that has held yields down.

Federal and state aid camouflage danger around the corner, fiscal watchdogs and others insist.

Congestion pricing, a Manhattan Greenway, open-streets programs and a plethora of other uses are all at play as city officials plan a recovery from COVID-19 and a full reopening of the city by July 1.

The settlement shifts about $30 million of hospitality fee revenue from Horry County, South Carolina, to local governments there, including Myrtle Beach.

New York City's mayor cited roughly $15 billion in additional state and federal aid, improving COVID-19 statistics and the further lessening of restrictions in releasing his executive plan.