The city's multi-billion dollar deals haven't struggled to find investors, despite budget challenges.
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Lobbyists and lawyers are both watching three pieces of legislation that would expand the use of private activity bonds in housing, transportation infrastructure, and student loans.
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In 2015, the SEC brought a complaint against Brogdon, alleging fraudulent conduct.
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A new bill would increase the capacity of state and local housing finance agencies to issue tax-free municipal housing bonds by exempting them from the PAB cap.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says muni investors should treat July as a reset, not a retreat, with positive flows, compelling taxable-equivalent yields and selective repricing supporting modest single-digit returns by yearend.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says overreliance on financial ratios can obscure forward-looking credit risks, making qualitative factors such as political willingness, management strategy, cyber-threat preparedness, legal security and economic and policy change essential to muni decision-making.
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Volume-cap allocations can reveal which projects will gain access to tax-exempt financing and which may be crowded out, making private-activity bond rules a practical signal for issuers, advisors and investors, according to Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton.
Box Elder School District's general obligation rating was cut to A1 from Aa2 ahead of a certificates of participation sale this week.
The Port of Seattle, operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, joined the crowded airport bond airspace to get a refunding deal done.
As the level and delivery of infrastructure funding becomes increasingly uncertain and political, proponents of a national infrastructure bank are making their case.
Box Elder School District's general obligation rating was cut to A1 from Aa2 ahead of a certificates of participation sale this week.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Ashlee Gabrysch, formerly senior director at Fitch Ratings, to serve as chief financial officer.
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Although the proposal ultimately didn't become law, that disconnect created an attractive entry point for investors because prices reflected tax policy fears — not deteriorating municipal credit.
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The AI can work overnight. It can absorb administrative volume. But it cannot sit at the council table.
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Treat AI like the best junior analyst you have ever hired, and manage it like one.
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Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest Muni Hall of Famers who will be honored at an awards dinner in Boston on Sept. 30, 2025.
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"I have been very fortunate to contribute to a fascinating sector of the financial industry that is full of ambiguous issues and data," said Tom Doe. "I am flattered to be included in the Hall of Fame, it is a wonderful capstone to my career."
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Over nearly 40 years, investment banker Diana Hoadley built a legacy of far-ranging vision and collaboration that left a trail of professional admirers.
"I love solving complicated problems faced by our local governmental clients," Leslie Bacon. "We come up with strategic solutions that have a real impact on our communities."
"The intersection between the public impact and the financial markets is unique and it brings a lot of good people to the same place. I really enjoy being a part of this community," Connor Benoit said.
Roosevelt & Cross president and executive director of public finance Elaine Brennan receives the 2025 Freda Johnson Award for the private sector.
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Box Elder School District's general obligation rating was cut to A1 from Aa2 ahead of a certificates of participation sale this week.
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Lobbyists and lawyers are both watching three pieces of legislation that would expand the use of private activity bonds in housing, transportation infrastructure, and student loans.
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Use of a Missouri economic development tool has raised questions about whether Chapter 100 IRBs are an appropriate financing mechanism for data centers.
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The latest Moody's downgrades to the district's general obligation and lease obligation debt affect $847 million of outstanding bonds.
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Munis are in a holding pattern, NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan said, and they're likely to remain so until the next FOMC meeting.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOJosé Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers, breaks down the FOMC decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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