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Vivek Ramaswamy, chairman and co-founder of Strive Asset Management, far left, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met with Republican lawmakers on Dec. 5, 2024 about efforts to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget.Al Drago/Bloomberg California’s publicly funded high-speed rail project, a favorite target of Congressional Republicans, faces a fresh threat when President-elect Donald Trump

Oklahoma Treasurer Gentner Drummond, pictured criticized State Treasurer Todd Russ for fumbling the defense of the state’s anti-ESG law.Oklahoma attorney general’s office Oklahoma’s legal fight to reinstate its “anti-ESG” law will continue amid a public squabble between two elected officials who support the law. Oklahoma’s Energy Discrimination Elimination Act of 2022 prohibits state and local

James West is CEO and CIO of Principal Street Partners, which plans to acquire the clients of bankrupt money manager Greenwich Investment Management. Principal Street Partners, a Memphis-based investment firm, will acquire the clients of a bankrupt money manager that specialized in buying high-yield bonds issued for senior living facilities and charter schools. A U.S.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration has consistently borrowed less than its capacity over the years.Bloomberg News Connecticut is poised to ramp up transportation borrowing in the coming years, according to its most recent fiscal accountability report. “What we want to do is take advantage of the federal resources that are available to make some long-term,

Massive fires burning in northern California and Oregon in September blanketed San Francisco with smoke.Bloomberg News Wildfire resilience projects became the first beneficiary of California’s Climate Catalyst Revolving Fund — created as part of a larger package of ESG-related efforts by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2019. The state’s Infrastructure and Economic Bank, charged with running

The University of Central Florida’s downtown Orlando campus is served by the student housing project that is being acquired by nonprofit Provident Resources Group.UCF/Nick Leyva In the context of a struggling higher education sector but high demand for high-yield paper, Florida’s Capital Projects Housing Authority is pricing $144 million in speculative-grade and unrated housing revenue

Michigan state and local elected leaders gathered in Lansing to urge Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state Senate to make the local government revenue sharing trust fund a priority. Bloomberg News Legislation to create a revenue sharing trust fund for local governments in Michigan has stalled in the state Senate, and on Tuesday, a group

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20627705/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were steady Wednesday as the market saw another heavy slate of new issuance and inflows continued into muni mutual funds. U.S. Treasuries made gains and equities broke more records. Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell in a televised interview Wednesday said “little to alter the market’s view that

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The top 10 financial advisors for housing deals accounted for $12.595 billion in the first half of 2024. Caine Mitter & Associated ranked No. 1 with $5.1 billion, followed by CSG Advisors with $3.3 billion and CFX Inc. with $1.9 billion. Source:

“Maintaining fiscal responsibility is a critical requirement of public entities,” said David Medanich, co-head of Public Finance at Hilltop Securities. ”Public funds require the highest level of safety, and accountability. The primary goal is to earn a competitive rate of return while maintaining preservation of principal. Cryptocurrencies do not meet this definition.” Tony Valdez The incoming Trump

FINRA’s 529 initiative was launched in 2019. A San Diego-based broker dealer has agreed to pay a fine and restitution to settle claims it failed to properly supervise its brokers selling shares of 529 plans for customers looking to roll over the investments from one state plan to another. Independent Financial Group, LLC settled the

Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher WallerBloomberg News At least one Federal Reserve official is leaning toward cutting interest rates at the central bank’s final monetary policy-setting meeting of the year. In a speech delivered Monday afternoon, Fed Gov. Christopher Waller said the Federal Open Market Committee can reduce the federal funds rate by an additional quarter-percentage

“By modernizing this key venue, we will not only attract more events and visitors but also stimulate local businesses and create a vibrant atmosphere in the area,” said D.C.’s Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser. “Our agreement stipulates that at least 40% of contracts will be awarded to certified business enterprises, with an ambitious goal of reaching

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. The top 10 issuers for housing deals accounted for $7.41 billion in 79 deals in the first half of this year. While no issuer topped $1 billion, the New York City Housing Development Corp. came close, accounting for $997.93 million of housing

Moody’s upgraded several bonds related to hurricanes and insurance in Florida, citing the support of Florida state government.Bloomberg News Moody’s Ratings upgraded Florida hurricane- and insurance-related bonds to Aa2, affecting more than $5 billion outstanding. The agency upgraded revenue bonds from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund one notch, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. two notches and

Pew senior officer Fatima Yousofi found states are considering diverse funding and financing tools to manage climate threats to their infrastructure.Pew As the municipal bond market expects issuance to swell over the next decade to accommodate climate-related infrastructure needs, states are also eying cap-and-invest and superfund programs to augment what is expected to be substantial

The village of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, is facing legal action over its transportation utility fee, which the Wisconsin Court of Appeals struck down in March.Adobe Stock The village of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, has become the target of lawsuits from the state’s combined chamber of commerce and manufacturers’ association over its transportation utility fee, which was struck down

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20436998/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> The municipal market was lightly traded and little changed Friday ahead of the Thanksgiving-shortened week, with strong market technicals leading to more muni outperformance to U.S. Treasuries and corporates. Triple-A yields barely budged for the ninth consecutive trading session while USTs saw small losses on the short end and

From left, Jessica Giroux, general counsel and head of fixed income policy, American Securities Association, Emily Brock, director of the federal liaison center of the Government Finance Officers Association, Caroline Sevier, managing director, government relations & infrastructure initiatives, American Society of Civil Engineers, Tom Kozlik, head of public policy and municipal strategy for Hilltop Securities. 

“The tax fight is starting now,” said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, who will become the top Democrat on the GOP-led Senate Banking Committee next year.Bloomberg News Incoming Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., previewed her position on next year’s tax policy debate Wednesday during a subcommittee hearing in which she called the