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Illustrative commuter rail and highway bridges crossing a New Jersey industrial river corridor

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New Jersey Sets $1.696B Transport Bond Refunding

New Jersey is preparing a $1.696 billion transportation-bond refunding that officials project will save $120 million in cash flow, while keeping the benefit inside the Transportation Trust Fund for future infrastructure needs.

Illustrative New Hampshire forest and wetland habitat at autumn dawn

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New Hampshire Wildlife Law Becomes Habitat Backstop

Sep 26, 2026

Illustrative view of the Colorado State Capitol and surrounding civic buildings in early morning light.

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Colorado Forecast Shows $1.58B Reserve Gap

Sep 26, 2026

Illustrative view of a modern California data center with electrical equipment and drought-tolerant landscaping.

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California Enacts 7 Data-Center Water and Power Laws

Sep 26, 2026

Conceptual view of Nevada public infrastructure and a civic building at dusk representing local debt.

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Nevada Local Debt Falls $344M as School Debt Rises

Sep 26, 2026

Conceptual view of Nebraska farmland and a rural school building representing school-land trust revenue.

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Nebraska School Trust Sends $83.3M to K-12 Districts

Sep 26, 2026

Unbranded farm tractor beside a diesel fuel nozzle at an Alabama field during harvest season.

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Alabama Pauses Dyed-Diesel Enforcement for 120 Days

Sep 26, 2026

A generic Montana mountain stream flowing beneath a small unmarked public bridge in early autumn.

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Montana Opens 30-Day Review of Statewide Stream Permit Plan

Sep 25, 2026

An empty Wisconsin public-school classroom with desks, notebooks and soft autumn daylight.

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Wisconsin Schools Put $1.6B Before Voters as Formula Debate Reopens

Sep 25, 2026

A generic utility-scale battery storage installation beside an electrical substation and farmland.

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Mississippi Reviews Two Delta Energy-Storage Projects

Sep 25, 2026

Fresh asphalt is laid on a generic Michigan local road during an autumn resurfacing project.

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Michigan Sends $171.6M in First Local-Road Payments

Sep 25, 2026

A compact car refuels at a generic Massachusetts gas station on a damp autumn morning.

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Healey Seeks 2-Month Massachusetts Gas-Tax Pause

Sep 25, 2026

Budget documents, a calculator and abstract charts overlooking an Annapolis statehouse

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Maryland Adds $319.9M to 2027 Revenue Forecast

Sep 25, 2026

A Maine lobster boat with traps and a generic navigation display at dawn

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Maine’s 24/7 Lobster GPS Fight Reaches Supreme Court

Sep 25, 2026

A laptop with generic insurance charts beside home documents in a Texas suburban house

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Texas Opens ZIP-Level Home Insurance Transparency Tool

Sep 25, 2026

A concrete rural bridge over a prairie creek with survey equipment beside the road in South Dakota

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South Dakota Funds 40 Local Bridge Projects With $3.5M

Sep 25, 2026

Illustrative aerial view of new highway ramps and a roundabout serving an industrial business park in early autumn

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Rhode Island Opens 3 Quonset Ramps in $144M Project

Sep 25, 2026

A quiet local newsroom with empty desks, computers and papers in soft daylight

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Illinois Exhausts $4M Local Journalist Retention Credit Pool

Sep 25, 2026

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