A rundown of the largest bond referendums.
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Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger in Virginia both campaigned for governor on pocketbook issues — lowering costs, expanding child care and restoring stability after months of economic turbulence and a government shutdown that's stretched past five weeks.
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Muni experts discussed how macroeconomic concerns and a volatile political environment are affecting the market as the market chalks up another record year of issuance.
November 4
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Municipal bond insurance volume grew 17.7% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2025, according to LSEG, outpacing the municipal market as a whole.
November 4
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Tuesday saw a good slate of deals, including the acceleration of Ohio's $508.865 million of GOs and Austin's $419.035 million of electric utility system revenue refunding bonds.
November 4
Municipal water agencies are appealing to the Environmental Protection Agency about a slowdown in the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan program which along with bond sales, funds improvements to water and sewer infrastructure.
Federal immigration and trade policies are a likely factor in the triple-A-rated state's weak job growth and pose risks for its southern border cities' budgets.
States have spent weeks preparing for how they would cover the $8 billion shortfall in food stamps for the month of November.
Tom Falcone of the Large Public Power Council unpacks the massive infrastructure push driven by AI and manufacturing, and the policy hurdles standing in the way.
Photos from The Bond Buyer's 2025 Infrastructure conference.
David Hammer, head of municipal bond portfolio management at PIMCO, joins The Bond Buyer to discuss 2025's volatile muni landscape, credit strength vs. market weakness, and what smart investors are doing next.
The steady demand for municipal bonds in high-risk areas underscores the complex relationship between climate change and financial markets.
Oppenheimer's Head of Public Finance Beth Coolidge and Columbus Auditor Megan Kilgore delve into the future of public finance and human infrastructure on a wide range of topics, from affordable housing and workforce development to public health, climate resiliency, and digital access.
As extreme weather events occur with more frequency across the country, Michael Gaughan, executive director of the Vermont Bond Bank, says municipal bond banks can help smaller communities deal with the effects of them. Gaughan speaks with The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk on the effects of climate change and how the various levels of government can work together to address it.
The rating agency's review was triggered by the city's move to effectively end plans for a seawater desalination project that has $235 million of bonds outstanding.
This year's portfolio growth will save the city $2.18 billion over the next five years, Comptroller Brad Lander said.
Moody's cited continued liquidity improvements in the ratings lift for the northern California clean energy aggregator.
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Municipal market professionals aren't confident that state and local governments will invest in resilient infrastructure over the next five years.
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In her first public appearance since President Trump moved to fire her from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Fed Gov. Lisa Cook reiterated her commitment to bringing inflation under 2% and said that the labor market remains "solid."
November 3
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"Normalized supply, a supportive rate environment and favorable technicals propelled the municipal market to the best October performance [in decades]," said Robert J. Lind.
November 3
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Attorneys for the Archdiocese said it is "inevitable" bondholders will be hit with a cramdown.
November 3
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Meanwhile, the Brightline West train project has floated a possible debt exchange ahead of its own mandatory redemption later this month.
November 3
