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The MTA took a victory lap on congestion pricing, presenting new data and rebuking the "existential threat" from the White House. 

Volume in the Southeast was up 46% in 2024, led by Florida, where municipal bond sales more than doubled to $27.49 billion.

It has been a bit of a "heavy start" to the year for issuance, said Jeff Devine, a municipal research analyst at GW&K.

Illinois' Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for fiscal year 2023 recently passed the 600-day mark and is threatening to break California's lateness record.

The rating agency said the one-notch downgrade, which comes ahead of a bond sale, was due to weaker operating performance and liquidity.

Legislation to continue a sales tax and revenue bond program until July 1, 2028, and allow its use for mall redevelopment projects, passed the Senate.

The rating agency cited the state's ample reserves, robust natural resource base and critical role in U.S. strategic interests.

The House now needs to negotiate a final budget resolution with the Senate, whose leaders have said they want to make the TCJA permanent.

Midwest bond sale volume peaked in the third quarter of 2024.

The Federal government's long-term budget challenges could mean dramatic changes for hospitals and health systems nationwide, derailing the post-COVID credit recovery that helped turn the healthcare sector into the fastest-growing segment of the municipal market in 2024.