The ratio of local government municipal debt to GDP in aggregate has fallen to around 10% from 20% in 2010.

September 19
2 Min Read
Tom Doe, MMA talks about the effect of climate change on munis

The steady demand for municipal bonds in high-risk areas underscores the complex relationship between climate change and financial markets.

May 22
25 Min Read
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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.

September 3
24 Min Read
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Eric Goldwyn of the Marron Institute's Transit Costs Project joins The Bond Buyer's Caitlin Devitt to talk about his latest report that offers five recommendations to speed up the delivery of high-speed trains in the U.S.

September 17
42 Min Read
Freda Johnson

Meet The Bond Buyer's 2024 Hall of Fame inductees, each of whom will be honored at an awards dinner September 18, 2024, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

August 22
1 Min Read
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In this episode, Howard Cure, Director of Municipal Bond Research at Evercore Wealth Management, discusses the improving state of public pensions, the ongoing challenges faced by states like New Jersey and Illinois, and the risks associated with pension obligation bonds.

August 20
17 Min Read
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland

A coastal Oregon tribe sued the federal government to slow the issuance of two offshore wind leases.

September 17
3 Min Read
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The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing Tuesday examining the practices of proxy advisors and their relationship with ESG investing.

September 11
4 Min Read
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar

The lawsuit contends a state law that punishes banks and others for "boycotting" the fossil fuel industry violates free speech provisions in the U.S. Constitution.

August 29
2 Min Read
The new infrastructure bill will have a huge impact on America's transportation and information networks over the next five years. Turbo-charging the municipal finance market to keep the transformation going? That's a longer haul.
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Our Bond Buyer series, Build What Better?, concludes as author and host Peter Keating talks with visionary leaders in infrastructure design, policy and funding.
Green bonds are flooding to market — and financing infrastructure — around the world. When will U.S. municipal bond investors get the info they need to join the rush, and what will they pay for the privilege?