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Advocates hope to use the data to persuade lawmakers of the usefulness of tax-exempt bonds as Congress tackles tax policy next year.

The MTA's biggest-ever capital plan focuses mostly on upkeep for the system. But it's more than $33 billion short of funding for the five-year program.

Municipal triple-A yield curves closed out the week with few changes, valuations were little changed, but at attractive levels, and the forward calendar climbs to more than $10 billion to open the fourth quarter.

Minneapolis will sell $123.6 million of Series 2024 general obligation bonds via competitive sale on Tuesday, buoyed by triple-A bond ratings.

Florida's catastrophe fund will weather the storm and shouldn't need reinforcements yet. Two Florida-related sales are still expected next week.

States and tax experts are wrestling with post-SALT scenarios.

Ramirez & Co. continues growth plans with the addition of bankers in Texas, Florida and New York.

"Our issues seem complicated, but have the simple end goals of saving tax dollars, investing in infrastructure and creating jobs," retiring Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, founder of the House Municipal Finance Caucus, told a public finance crowd Thursday.

The Chicago Board of Education adopted a nonbinding resolution declaring a moratorium on school closures during a heated public meeting on Thursday.

California hospitals will be forced to close if they don't complete earthquake safety upgrades by 2030. Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill to extend the deadline.