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The public power sector is reacting with concern about the ongoing efforts to reorganize the Federal Emergency Management Agency that's proposing shifting risk and disaster recovery costs onto local utilities.

Hacking group ShinyHunters took credit for the data breach that affected the Instructure-owned Canvas learning management system.

The homeowners insurance market in the U.S. "faces mounting strain from severe climate risk," Benjamin Collier and the other authors said in their commentary.

A bill that would change the rules for handling natural disasters is stalled in Congress as county governments grapple with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's regulations.

Municipal bond insurance volume grew 12.6% in the first half of 2025 year-over-year, according to LSEG data.

The legislature, which returns to respond to recent floods, could also take up bills to curb local property taxes, including bills aimed at bond issuance.

The NFMA has floated best disclosure practices for public power agencies that ask for more data on climate and resiliency goals.

The question of how much federal money Congress will provide for the replacement of the Key Bridge goes before the Senate Environmental Committee.

The top two municipal bond insurers wrapped $22.814 billion in the first three quarters of 2023, a slight dip of 0.5% from the $22.929 billion of deals done over the same period in 2022, according to Refinitiv data.

The credit outlook on individual credits in Florida is mixed as the first reports of damage from the hurricane start filtering in.

Partisan politics is playing a larger role in public finance, flaring up into bickering more often than in the past.

Gary Sullivan will help aspiring insurance professionals navigate the risks of rewards of an increasingly connected world at Mercyhurst University.