Connor Hussey is a reporter for the Bond Buyer. Before settling on municipal securities, he covered many facets of the finance industry, including private equity for Private Equity International and Private
Funds CFO, as well as tax for the International Tax Review and financial law for the International Financial Law Review. He has a B.A. in Economics and English Literature from the University of Maine.
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The 2023 fiscal year chair, vice chair and four new members will be announced after the meeting and the board will adopt its FY 2023 budget.
July 20 -
Bond premiums decrease when a city facing flood risk adopts measures that will reduce those risks, according to a recent study.
July 20 -
Many local governments are taking this opportunity to partner with neighbors to help strengthen and build more ambitious projects across regions.
July 19 -
The MSRB has released a mid-year research report showing the sharp decline of taxable issuances, significant outflows from mutual funds and a particularly fruitful last few months for individual investors.
July 18 -
A new study found that following the recent law in Texas law barring muni underwiriting by banks discriminating against the oil and gas industry, municipalities face higher borrowing costs after many players exited the market.
July 18 -
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s wholesale refusal to back the climate and tax measures in Democrats’ Build Back Better bill deals a final blow to any hopes of passing any provisions of the muni agenda before November.
July 15 -
The condition of infrastructure projects should be included in bond pricing metrics as many infrastructure assets around the country have turned into liabilities.
July 14 -
Included in the Democrats’ all but dead Build Back Better bill, an expansion of the low-income housing tax credit could be a boon for the housing sector.
July 13 -
The disclosure from the Hampton County School District in Varnville, South Carolina provided no details on the status of the bonds, but the form itself indicates there is an audit underway.
July 11 -
Following the Supreme Court ruling in Carson v. Makin, states with bans on using bond proceeds for religious purposes may be forced to amend such laws.
July 8
