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Expanded use of stimulus funds, fully funded water infrastructure grant programs and housing assistance are among the asks from League of Cities as Congress crafts a 2023 spending package.
December 14 -
The provision shifts rulemaking and enforcement of the new disclosure standards to the SEC from the MSRB, which was charged with the task in an original version.
December 7 -
The White House has asked for an additional $37.3 billion to send to states and communities that faced natural disasters last year, including $600 million to Jackson, Mississippi, for its water crisis.
December 6 -
Incoming House Democratic caucus chair Pete Aguilar was a California mayor and served on the League of California Cities, bringing the kind of local experience that's considered helpful to muni market interests.
December 1 -
Tribal governments have invested in 344 infrastructure and affordable housing projects as a result of $20 billion received from the American Rescue Plan Act.
December 1 -
Former state transportation official Shailen Bhatt, if confirmed by the full Senate, would play a key role in the rollout of highway funds in the bipartisan infrastructure law.
November 29 -
The DOT's federal financing pipeline has mushroomed in recent years, as has the type of projects being financed.
November 16 -
Republicans critical of the infrastructure law won't be able to stop the flow of federal funds, even if they win the House.
November 11 -
With midterms over, the action now turns to lame-duck legislation that may impact the muni market.
November 9 -
Republican control of the House would bring leadership changes to key finance and tax-writing committees that affect the municipal bond market.
November 8