Ryan says House Republicans will add a 4th tax bracket above 35%

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Illinois returns with $4.5 billion test of investor appetite

The Illinois borrowing pitch highlights “improving” credit fundamentals and its position as the Midwest “powerhouse.”

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Ghost of 38 Studios hovers over Rhode Island ballpark proposal

The Ocean State is divided over a deal to build a minor-league baseball stadium in Pawtucket.

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More questions than answers surround Connecticut and Hartford

Few details have emerged yet about a tentative state budget deal that might help the capital city dodge bankruptcy.

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Wisconsin heads into the market buoyed by two upgrades

Fitch and Kroll both raised Wisconsin's rating to AA-plus.

Primary bond market Yvette Shields 2h ago

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Puerto Rico Oversight Board extends subpoena authority in its debt investigation

The board authorized Kobre & Kim to issue the subpoenas, as long as certain conditions, including the start of a "formal" investigation, had been met.

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Web Seminar The Puerto Rico debt crisis – An update

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U.S. government ran $8.0 billion surplus in Sept.

The federal government ran an $8.0 billion surplus in September, the Treasury Department reported Friday.

Budgets Gary Siegel 5h ago

Budgets Gary Siegel 5h ago
BondWave starts new fixed-income engine

BondWave LLC, announced the launch of Effi, a fixed income data warehouse platform aimed at bringing transparency to the marketplace.

Investment technology Aaron Weitzman 5h ago

Investment technology Aaron Weitzman 5h ago
Port Authority reports post-Sandy resilience investments

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it has spent almost $1 billion, with more on the way.

Infrastructure Andrew Coen 5h ago

Infrastructure Andrew Coen 5h ago
Treasury, IRS officially withdraw political subdivision rules

Treasury, IRS concerns remain that some political subdivisions are controlled by developers.

Bonds Lynn Hume 6h ago

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Podcast Bo Dietl’s vision for City Hall

New York mayoral candidate and former police detective Bo Dietl explains how he would make city government more effective if elected, with such initiatives as zero-based budgeting, CompStat metrics throughout all departments and reduced rates-of-return assumptions for the pension funds. Hosted by Paul Burton.

Final five: Trump narrows choice of next Fed chair

President Trump said Tuesday that he has winnowed the number of candidates for the next Fed chair, including potentially reappointing Janet Yellen.

Podcast How Hartford can rebound

Restructuring expert Jim Spiotto of Chapman Strategies Advisors says Pittsburgh and Chicago provide economic development models that Connecticut's struggling capital can adopt. Hosted by Paul Burton.

Commentary

Tax policy takes center stage

John Hallacy
Contributing editor

After infrastructure and health care legislation failed to materialize, the municipal industry turns its attention to the potential benefits – and risks – of tax reforms now before Congress.

Finance, investment and tax-related legislation October 17
Questions remain as bond market prepares for markup disclosure rule

Mark Davies
CEO
S3

Broker-dealers are tasked with devising a systemic, robust way of determining prices for securities, yet guidance has been vague, especially with respect to illiquid bonds.

Fintech regulations October 16
The Bond Buyer Data Workstation is live

Municipal market participants can now access dynamic, interactive secondary-market data from directly within the Bond Buyer experience; partnership with Municipal Bond Information Services will provide exclusive real-time market data and analytics.

Announcements October 16
What if governments issued equity?

Gershon Morgulis

While surplus-linked instruments may give governments a more favorable pay-out structure, the question of control over government decision making is a significant concern.

Public finance October 10

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