Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming said he would lobby Fitch Ratings for a rating upgrade.Bloomberg News Louisiana plans to sell bonds four more times this fiscal year and at least twice more in the next fiscal year, a Louisiana state official said Thursday. Amounts were not discussed and were not immediately available. The state will
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A lawsuit filed in Maricopa County Superior Court by the conservative Goldwater Institute challenges tax rate hikes approved by the Gilbert Town Council in October.AdobeStock The town council in Gilbert, Arizona, violated the state constitution by approving tax increases on services to fund infrastructure projects, according to a lawsuit filed by the Goldwater Institute.  The
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. US stocks and bonds rallied after data published on Wednesday showed underlying price pressures easing more than expected, prompting investors to bet on swifter interest rate cuts this year. The figures from the Bureau of
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Officials in Beijing are discussing using Elon Musk as a broker in a potential sale of TikTok’s US operations, days before the Chinese-owned social media app faces a ban from Washington, according to two people
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world “I think the president-elect is having a bit of fun”. That was how the Canadian ambassador to Washington reacted to Donald Trump’s first suggestion that her country should become the 51st American state.
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The Wyoming House of Representatives has become the latest GOP state to introduce a bill banning firms that are deemed to have used environmental, social or governance factors in their investment decisions.State of Wyoming Wyoming has become the latest state to float legislation that restricts state funds from being invested with firms that consider environmental,
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“I do have a very high bar when it comes to revenues, and we are not going to grow an economy on the backs of working Marylanders,” said Democratic Gov. Wes Moore during a press conference on Wednesday. ”I inherited a structural deficit when I became the governor, because the state was both spending at a
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The Gandy Bridge across Old Tampa Bay. Florida sold bonds Wednesday to finance the building and repair of bridges and acquire right-of-way for roads.Bloomberg News Florida sold $131.9 million of bonds Wednesday with double-barreled backing from the state’s fuel taxes and full faith and credit pledge. The Florida Department of Transportation sold right-of-way acquisition and
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2024. On Tuesday, he announced his office will end reviews of Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan after they withdrew from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.Bloomberg News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton lauded recent moves by Bank of America, Morgan Stanley,
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