Bondholders and bond insurers will have a lot to say in Hartford

While Mayor Luke Bronin awaits state aid from a fractious government, a bondholder call looms.

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Investment strategies September 1
Puerto Rico bond payments will improve after nine years: Jaresko

Puerto Rico Oversight Board executive director Natalie Jaresko told The Bond Buyer the commonwealth might also pay some of its debt later this year.

PROMESA Robert Slavin September 19
IRS letter ruling is positive, but raises questions

The private letter ruling from the IRS concludes a city commuter rail division is a political subdivision that can issue tax-exempts.

Tax-exempt bonds Brian Tumulty September 19
Podcast Improving financials allows California to pay down liabilities

California has put a lot of effort into burnishing its finances and it shows, according to John Ceffalio, Vice President of Municipal Credit Research at AllianceBernstein. He discusses the ways the state has been paying down debt and how it has enacted a clever approach to prepaying pensions. Hosted by John Hallacy.

Public pensions September 19

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Fallin broadens call for Oklahoma special session

She called on lawmakers to look beyond the short-term emergency in their special session.

Budgets Richard Williamson 11h ago

Budgets Richard Williamson 11h ago
Michigan to speed up road project with P3 funding

Michigan is turning to a P3 model from pay-as-you-go for its highway project to shorten the completion time.

Public-private partnership Nora Colomer 11h ago

Public-private partnership Nora Colomer 11h ago
Web Seminar Recent developments in pension obligation bonds

Increases in unfunded pension liabilities are a widespread problem affecting many public entities’ budgets, ratings and borrowing capacity, which also impacts their capital improvement programs.

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Municipals finish weaker as N.Y. MTA sells $662M of green bonds

Top-quality municipal bonds ended weaker on Tuesday, according to traders, as more supply came their way with an upsized N.Y. MTA green bond sale headlining the new issue slate.

Primary bond market Chip Barnett 11h ago

Primary bond market Chip Barnett 11h ago
Minnesota readies $847 million sale as mediation over budget dispute begins

A tax policy conflict between Minnesota's Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers remains unresolved.

Budgets Yvette Shields September 19

Budgets Yvette Shields September 19
Municipals turn mixed as N.Y. MTA sells $618M of green bonds

Municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session as the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s green bond sale headlined Tuesday’s new issue slate.

Primary bond market Chip Barnett September 19

Primary bond market Chip Barnett September 19
ECMC wires county $17 million in borrowing deal for new emergency room

Erie County Medical Center wired $17 million to Erie County last week as part of a borrowing deal that enables the hospital to build a new emergency department.

Infrastructure September 19

Infrastructure September 19

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Podcast Improving financials allows California to pay down liabilities

California has put a lot of effort into burnishing its finances and it shows, according to John Ceffalio, Vice President of Municipal Credit Research at AllianceBernstein. He discusses the ways the state has been paying down debt and how it has enacted a clever approach to prepaying pensions. Hosted by John Hallacy.

Video Fed preview: balance sheet reduction and dot plot

The Federal Open Market Committee meeting should produce a start date for balance sheet reduction and a new dot plot, but no rate hike.

Podcast After the storms

Bill Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance explores post-hurricane financing components including bonding, municipal credit and all-important reserves. Hosted by Paul Burton.

Commentary

Don’t be selective about disclosure

Lynnette Kelly
Executive Director
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board

The MSRB encourages municipal bond issuers to make information available to all.

Financial regulations September 13
Hurricane Harvey: After the storm, disclosure considerations

Barron Wallace

Bracewell LLP

Any voluntary disclosure that is reasonably expected to reach investors is subject to the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws.

Hurricane Harvey September 12
Move America will leverage private investment in infrastructure, complement strong public funding

John Hoeven
U.S. Senator, R-North Dakota

The poor state of America’s infrastructure has been widely discussed and well-documented. To tackle this challenge, it is vital that Congress support and provide public funding.

Infrastructure September 11
Replacing LIBOR: A surprising lesson from the fixed income industry

Tony Miscimarra

BondWave

Do market participants really need a new version of a survey-based benchmark or an entirely different process?

Markets and indexes September 11

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