Kyle Glazier

Citigroup's George Friedlander is sounding the alarm for the municipal market, warning that significant changes in technology will affect the economy in profound ways that many issuers may not be prepared for.

A one-day strike by the faculty of the San Francisco Community College District is a bad sign because it shows a strong resistance to the district’s efforts to balance its books, Moody’s Investors Service said Thursday.

California is spending big on water and sewer infrastructure, with multiple large deals from state and local issuers, including transactions with green bond certifications.

The Arizona legislature worked into early Wednesday morning to finish a controversial $9.6 billion budget package.

Oregon will sell more than $300 million of highly rated general obligation bonds in several tax-exempt and taxable series next week.

State budget conditions vary widely as of late fiscal 2016, with the overall picture getting better while states with less diversified economies face significant stress, Standard & Poor's said Wednesday.

The recent decision by the California State Teachers’ Retirement System to change its investment policy and reduce expected asset return volatility, is credit positive for California and its school districts , Moody's Investors Service said.

November’s election could create momentum for federal tax reform, said panelists at The Bond Buyer’s National Municipal Bond Summit.

Legislation to put California’s teacher pension fund on a more sustainable track could prove to be bitter medicine for some school districts and the state itself because of higher contributions.

Some $227 million of U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Water and Power Authority (WAPA) revenue bonds received downgrades from Fitch ratings Friday due to a “persistent strain” on the issuer’s liquidity.

San Francisco-based Dignity Health had its outlook revised to negative from stable by Standard & Poor's, which cited a decline in financial performance.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has announced it signed a $175 million deal to purchase islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a controversial decision that some opponents view as part of a water grab.

The Associated Press and Municipal Bond Information Services, a national consortium of municipal interdealer brokers, announced Monday that it has created a new muni bond index.

Bond trustees are proving to have less power than some investors expect as debt distress has become a more persistent concern for municipal bond investors.

Alaska municipalities may bear the brunt of the state’s oil-driven budget crisis.

Berkeley Unified School District, Calif. will sell $18 million of general obligation bonds next week, buoyed by a Fitch Ratings AAA.

Washington's legislature adjourned after passing modest adjustments to the state's previous two-year budget while taking money from an account used to help fund municipal finance deals.

Some investors holding millions of dollars of bonds in default in the Florida panhandle are upset by what they see as inaction by trustee Bank of Oklahoma Financial and a fired employee with links to accused fraudster Christopher Brogdon.

Leaders of the Public Finance Authority take issue with criticisms that the Wisconsin-based national conduit issuer only exists to usurp local control from taxpayers and other bond-issuing authorities.

The West Contra Costa Unified School District’s settlement of a lawsuit over parcel tax revenues is a potential credit hit for parcel tax levying school districts in California and a boost for charter school credits, Moody’s Investors Service said.