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The state agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment suit against Treasurer Fiona Ma.

The $180.24 million deal comprises $76.085 million of metropolitan district bonds and $104.155 million of consolidated public improvement bonds.

S&P cited increased near-term capital needs in explaining the lowered outlook.

As extreme weather events occur with more frequency across the country, Michael Gaughan, executive director of the Vermont Bond Bank, says municipal bond banks can help smaller communities deal with the effects of them. Gaughan speaks with The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk on the effects of climate change and how the various levels of government can work together to address it.

The Dallas-Fort Worth region toll highway owner and operator aims to rake in savings from the deal as it expects to cash fund a $2 billion capital plan.

Investors will see more than $7.8 billion of supply to start off September, following a record issuance month in August. The calendar is led by the North Texas Tollway Authority's $1.126 billion of system revenue refunding bonds while high-grade Massachusetts leads the competitive slate with $850 million of exempt and taxable general obligation bonds.

The bank was one of 225 credits Moody's placed on review for possible upgrade July 25 when it released a revised rating methodology.

LINXS, the private developer consortium, and Los Angeles World Airports struck an agreement on a timeline for completion of the people mover project, pushing Fitch Ratings' outlook higher.

August's volume reached $49.174 billion in 873 issues, up 25% from 2023. August's total is above the 10-year average of $40.828 billion and is also the highest monthly total this year.

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation held steady at 2.6% for the third month in a row, a positive reading that increases the odds of a September rate cut.