“Emergency relief funding is not just about repairing infrastructure, it’s about ensuring that transportation remains a critical support system for communities rebuilding after devastating natural disasters,” said Paul P. Skoutelas, APTA President and CEO. ”This funding is critical now more than ever, as climate-driven disasters increase in intensity and frequency. Congress must act swiftly to provide
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Sewer treatment plant in Jefferson County, Alabama. County leaders combined long-term discipline and planning with short-term risk-taking to successfully sell their warrants in an initial foray into the market after their bankruptcy. Twelve years after filing what had been the largest municipal bankruptcy in history, Jefferson County, Alabama came to market with $2.24 billion of
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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 Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum hinted at retaliation over US president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on her nation’s exports on Tuesday as the peso slid against the dollar. Trump vowed on Monday night to
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Standard Digital Standard & FT Weekend Print wasnow 38 € per 3 months The new FT Digital Edition: today’s FT, cover to cover on any device. This subscription does not include access to ft.com or the FT App. What’s included Global news & analysis Expert opinion FT App on Android & iOS FT Edit app
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Bloomberg News The Securities and Exchange Commission more than doubled the number of municipal market enforcement filings in fiscal year 2024 from fiscal 2023, in a year that saw 583 total enforcement actions and a record-breaking $8.2 billion in financial remedies ordered. Despite the great sum of financial remedies, the 583 enforcement actions represent a
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Rendering of a Terminal C pier expansion at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. DFW used tax-exempt extendable commercial paper and taxable traditional commercial paper as interim financing tools for its $8.6 billion capital program.Dallas Fort Worth International Airport In a quest for interim financing for an $8.6 billion capital program, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 440 points to a record close on Monday after President-elect Donald Trumps pick for Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, laid out his priorities including tax cuts. In his first interview as Treasury nominee with The Wall Street Journal, Bessent said he will also focus on imposing tariffs, cutting spending and
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Walmart is making a slate of changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest in a growing list of major corporations to halt the so-called “woke” initiatives. Anti-woke activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck, who has been leading a campaign exposing major corporations’ woke policies, said on X on Monday that he warned Walmart
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Walmart is making a slate of changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, becoming the latest in a growing list of major corporations to halt the so-called “woke” initiatives. Anti-woke activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck, who has been leading a campaign exposing major corporations’ woke policies, said on X on Monday that he warned Walmart
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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 Fascist leaders tend to lust after other countries’ territory. By that measure Donald Trump is not a fascist. One of his most enduring appeals to the Maga base has been his rhetoric against
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