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New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are the first states to have created charitable funds that taxpayers can contribute to in order to claim a charitable deduction in lieu of paying state and local taxes.

The $139 million refunding saved Alabama’s most populous county $12.35 million in debt-service costs.

AASHTO Executive Director Frederick G. "Bud" Wright has spent more than 42 years working in the transportation sector.

The private developer building the new passenger terminal in Everett, Washington, used $50 million of tax-exempt bonds.

The muni market officially got much of what it has spent years fighting for on Thursday, when President Trump signed the banking bill that makes tradable, investment grade municipal securities high-quality liquid assets under federal banking rules.

The new investor relations website launched Thursday.

The municipal market is grinding to a halt, as the long holiday weekend approaches, and market technicals are strong and should remain that way once everyone returns.

Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported stronger activity and optimism, while prices were little changed at high levels.

The strategy could save the commonwealth roughly $300 million when compounded over 20 years, said state Treasurer Joe Torsella.

The covenant commits the state to four financial-restraint measures that lawmakers passed.