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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Cities and representatives from the National Urban League said the infrastructure bill would be a huge boost for cities and underserved neighborhoods.
September 24 -
The country's digital divide and ailing water infrastructure would see boosts in bipartisan infrastructure bill up for House vote as soon as Monday.
September 23 -
Citi's muni strategy group had worried that a proposed 3% surcharge in the reconciliation bill would apply to tax-exempt interest, but now feels differently.
September 22 -
The House is expected to approve a stopgap funding measure that suspends the debt ceiling and marks one of several partisan showdowns ahead of the looming fiscal year-end.
September 21 -
Tax exempt coupon income may be included in a proposed 3% high income surcharge in the reconciliation bill, Citi says
September 21 -
RBC and two muni managers settled charges of flipping bonds in the SEC's latest action targeting abuse of retail order periods.
September 17 -
Friendly market provisions, including a direct-pay bond program and restoration of advance refundings, will head to full House after approval by Ways and Means Committee.
September 16 -
Massive market returns coupled with rising contribution rates, led by worst-funded states like Illinois and New Jersey, boosted state retirement systems.
September 15
