Caitlin Devitt has covered the municipal bond market since 2008. She began her journalism career at the Herald Newspapers on the South Side of Chicago, starting as a reporter and rising to Managing Editor. While at The Bond Buyer, she covered the Detroit bankruptcy among other Midwest-based stories. Devitt joined Debtwire Municipals in 2016, where she covered the high-yield municipal bond market for five years, before returning to the Bond Buyer as Senior Infrastructure Reporter. She lives in Chicago with her family.
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Ballard has shuttered its decades-old public finance practice.
February 19 -
The Trump administration has released some funds but work on the megaproject remains halted.
February 18 -
Iowa, Vermont, Wisconsin and the US Virgin Islands are among the least-friendly governments for P3 advocates.
February 17 -
The agency's Disaster Recovery Fund has a sufficient balance for the near term but a funding lapse will translate into longer response times to local and state governments, FEMA's associate administrator warned.
February 13 -
The price drops follow a lawsuit filed Friday by bondholders alleging the mall's owners colluded with the city of East Rutherford to lower the property assessment.
February 11 -
Federal grants and loans account for $15 billion of the $16 billion Hudson Tunnels project.
February 10 -
The downgrade reflects ongoing underperformance in ridership and revenues relative to Kroll's expectations.
February 9 -
States have been slow to put the money to work.
February 5 -
In rural areas, "even modest rate increases can force low-income households to choose between water service and other basic necessities," Matt Odermann from the National Rural Water Association told senators Wednesday.
February 4 -
Potential buyers besides Emory University include Georgia-based health systems, other proton therapy operators and private equity firms.
February 4 -
Jeff Swiatek joins as CFO as the Texas toll road is looking to invest in the Austin-San Antonio corridor.
February 3 -
The push for a Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan comes as opponents call for a full review of the railway over concerns about oil spills.
February 3 -
"I was in banking for a long time and this gives me a chance to support the market from another angle," said Rob Dailey.
February 2 -
The move comes after Janney shuttered its public finance business in December.
January 29 -
Democrats said they've paused negotiations until the administration relaxes its anti-clean energy stance.
January 28 -
Metro is considering a public-private partnership to deliver what is its largest project to date.
January 27 -
Subordinate bondholders will likely be wiped out.
January 26 -
It could signal the issuer did not get the best price during a negotiated deal, officials said.
January 23 -
A letter outlining the industry's priorities marks the PFN's first official act under a new nonprofit status.
January 21 -
Another government shutdown later this month may be averted.
January 20
