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Marina Wiant was named to head California treasurer committees that set the debt limit, determine how the private-activity capacity is deployed and play a critical role in financing the construction of affordable rental housing in the state.
January 11
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The governor proposed state funding for schools to slow the rise in property taxes. His Idaho Works program would provide $50 million toward $800 million in bonds to pay for water and transportation projects.
January 10
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Red state-blue state battles have complicated ESG issuance even as the muni market strives to make it an accepted asset class. The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk, Karen Pierog, Chip Barnett and Keeley Webster discuss how it's playing out nationally and regionally.
January 9
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Since November, 10-year munis have fallen 130 basis points, according to Refinitiv MMD. This has pushed ratios to near-record lows, said Jason Wong, vice president of municipals at AmeriVet Securities.
January 8
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The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority announced a tender offer as part of a restructuring plan that could culminate in $1.36 billion of bonds.
January 8
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Half of the top 10 issuers were new entrants: the California Community Choice Finance Authority, Main Street Natural Gas, the state of Washington, the Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corp. and Illinois.
January 8
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Three districts are under Washington's state fiscal oversight and the largest, Marysville School District, took a multi-notch Moody's bond rating downgrade.
January 4
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North Las Vegas was upgraded to A-minus from BBB-plus by Fitch Ratings, which kept its positive outlook.
January 3
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Medford, Oregon-based Asante Health enters 2024 with negative outlooks from Fitch and S&P as it works to complete expansion projects amid industry headwinds.
December 29
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The muni market saw $379.992 billion of debt issued in 2023, only $11.076 billion less than the lackluster $391.068 billion seen in 2022.
December 29
