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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The White House should remove barriers to help usher in a "golden age of technology" in the water sector, said the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
August 30 -
The settlement, which hinged on a successful exchange of old bonds for fresh debt, resolves long-running investor litigation.
August 29 -
The procurement method fosters collaboration and allows flexibility to manage construction costs, proponents say.
August 25 -
The $1.4 billion span would mark the second major bridge that the two states have built together following the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges project that opened in 2016.
August 23 -
The state did not rule out a future public-private partnership but said it's current focus is on public funds.
August 22 -
The budget impasse is closely watched by cities, colleges and other government entities that receive federal aid.
August 22 -
The governor said a bill authorizing non-home rule local governments to enter into public-private partnerships created the potential for corruption.
August 21 -
Missouri's move to directly regulate asset managers on ESG-related matters marks a new front on the ESG battleground.
August 21 -
The Illinois Attorney General maintains it is unclear whether the state was even defrauded by the Wall Street banks that are accused of rate-rigging by a whistleblower.
August 17 -
The decision to cut Build America Bond subsidies marks a "multi-billion-dollar broken promise by the federal government," said public power agencies that have sued the United States.
August 16 -
Bondholders granted some breathing room to the speculative-grade polypropylene recycling project along the Ohio River, now reported to have entered production.
August 15 -
Private company Texas Central has pivoted to public funding to support its stalled high-speed rail project.
August 11 -
The annual survey shows a rising number of university leaders who are eying P3s for a range of services and infrastructure.
August 10 -
A bipartisan bill would amend the federal law on federal disaster assistance by adding extreme heat to the list of eligible events.
August 9 -
Under Reynolds' leadership, Loop has grown into a full-service investment firm with more than 260 employees that's one of the world's largest minority or women-owned investment banking firms.
August 9 -
Norfolk Southern would buy a 338-mile city-owned railway for $1.6 billion, which Cincinnati would use to create a permanent infrastructure fund.
August 8 -
The Tennessee Valley Authority has $19 billion of outstanding bonds and provides power to 10 million people.
August 4 -
The 50-year concession will rebuild the aging Calcasieu Bridge, and impose the first tolls on Interstate 10.
August 3 -
The House and Senate remain at least $120 billion apart on fiscal 2024 spending levels.
July 28 -
The Senate proclamation says Shields left behind "an indelible mark on the public finance industry."
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