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Some bondholders have retained legal counsel while others are in the dark about the company's plans.

City council approval of a five-part bond proposition for the Nov. 4 ballot comes as Denver faces a two-year, $250 million budget shortfall.

In this panel from The Bond Buyer's July 31 Virtual Summit, "The Shifting Muni Buy-Side," experts explore how volatility, tariffs, and reduced federal support are transforming municipal credit and attracting new forms of private capital.

A close look at Fed officials — barring additional surprise departures from the Fed — suggests the president probably won't get the outsize rate cuts he wants in 2026.

"I asked him just last night, is this something you want?" Trump said Tuesday in an interview with CNBC. Bessent's response was, "Nope, I want to stay where I am," he said.

Universities targeted by Donald Trump's crackdown on diversity programs and other policies he says show a liberal bias are essentially bleeding at the negotiating table after taking on debt, laying off hundreds of staff and slashing spending.

Recent years' credit quality was "akin to a sugar rush," one investor said. Now we're seeing "fiscal normalization," an analyst suspects.

The state faces a $1.2 billion revenue hit in fiscal 2026 , as well as future spending pressures, from President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill.

"If the narrative takes hold that the Fed is behind the eight ball and will need to cut rates several times in the coming months to catch up to the realities of a weaker economy, we expect muni yields will drift lower alongside treasuries," Birch Creek strategists said.

Sequestration on direct-pay bonds kicks in Oct. 1 without a fresh funding bill.