The ratio of local government municipal debt to GDP in aggregate has fallen to around 10% from 20% in 2010.
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Nominations for the 10 regional and other categorical honors, all of whom will be finalists for the national Deal of the Year award, are due by Friday, October 11.
September 18
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The record pace of municipal bond supply this year is driven in part by cities and states realizing projects won't get any cheaper if they wait.
September 19
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Meet the 2024 class of Bond Buyer Rising Stars, all of whom will be honored at an awards dinner September 18, 2024, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
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While the municipal market barely budged following the Fed's decision to cut rates 50 basis points, Thursday saw muni yields rise up to two basis points, depending on the scale, but still lagged the weakness in USTs. LSEG Lipper reported $716 million of inflows into municipal bond mutual funds.
September 19
The steady demand for municipal bonds in high-risk areas underscores the complex relationship between climate change and financial markets.
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.
Proposed guidelines for federal tax credits could undermine the effort to build a clean hydrogen market, critics say.
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.
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.
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.
A coastal Oregon tribe sued the federal government to slow the issuance of two offshore wind leases.
The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing Tuesday examining the practices of proxy advisors and their relationship with ESG investing.
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.
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The airport's first new money foray into the muni market in nearly 12 years will begin to fund a $1.3 billion transformation plan.
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The plan involves building modern infrastructure and streamlining government operations and delivery of services.
September 19
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The city of Clyde defaulted in August and recently revealed it used debt proceeds for debt payments in a manner that "disguised the deficit cash flow."
September 19
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The Office of Tax-Exempt Bonds has been staffing up, IRS officials said at the National Association of Bond Lawyers conference in Chicago.
September 19
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Florida's official outlook indicates the state government faces a $10 billion deficit by mid-2028 without major tax and spending changes.
September 19
