During Wednesday's Legislative Briefing, we discussed the status of the infrastructure bill and CDFA's latest efforts on Capitol Hill. We also outlined important action items that you can take to ensure that bond financing provisions are included in the infrastructure bill. CDFA has been working strategically with Congressional leaders and the Administration to secure support for modernizing tax-exempt bonds as part of the ongoing infrastructure negotiations. As part of these efforts, we're asking Congress to include a bond finance title in the infrastructure bill. Please sign our coalition letter to show your organization's support for tax-exempt bonds.

The California legislature passed a $261.4 billion placeholder budget with proposals that use an unprecedented surplus and federal funding to expand social programs despite protests from some Republicans.

Tennessee heads to market next week with $658 million of general obligation bonds, the largest GO sale in the state's history. The bonds are of the highest quality, rated triple-A by Moody's Investors Service, S&P Global Ratings, and Fitch Ratings. All three agencies have stable outlooks on the credit.

In this installment of the CDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series, we will explore how tech innovations are increasing access to financing for food-related businesses and projects, and how finance is supporting the integration of new technology in local food systems.

During this webinar, we will hear from experts on creative ways that hospitals and healthcare systems can be better partners in solving the most pressing issues in our communities.