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Johnson, in his announcement to run, emphasized New York’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic through effective use of federal stimulus dollars.

S&P moved Illinois' outlook to stable from negative amid revenue numbers that beat pandemic-driven low expectations. The rating remains the lowest among states.

The authority's board will be replacing two leaders.

Munis were stronger across the curve as secondary trading was constructive and bellwether credits moved yields lower.

The plan and disclosure statement indicates only some of the terms for the HTA, CCDA, and PRIFA rum tax bonds.

The Illinois attorney general and the head of conservative policy group lay out their positions next week in a case seeking to void $14 billion of state debt.

The next phase of pension risk analysis will be different and more challenging: Assessing the long-term impacts of individual jurisdictions’ choices in the context of their unique workforce demographics, benefits and salary structure, and pension funding status.

The creation of the Municipal Liquidity Facility helped not only eligible entities but also those left out of using the program.

The pandemic has caused some special circumstances for state and local governments in juggling their finances. Jeffrey Previdi, the vice-chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who spent more than 20 years of his career at S&P Global Ratings, talks about what his regulatory organization has done to assist them. Previdi also talked about how GASB influences how state and local governments spend taxpayer money on such things as schools, firehouses, water treatment plants, and other infrastructure. Brian Tumulty hosts. (25 minutes)

They assumed their jobs over the past year in the face of a pandemic, civil unrest and financial uncertainties, and in an industry often set in its ways.