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Laura Allen, former president of the Government Finance Officers Association, hands the baton off to Tanya Garost at a time when the group is taking new steps to recruit and engage with its members.

The county hopes one-time revenues will help it "live to fight another day" as it awaits a state-assisted financial plan.

The new-issue calendar is led by the New York Transportation Development Corp. with $1.5 billion of green AMT special facilities revenue bonds for the John F. Kennedy International Airport New Terminal One project,

"I think the risks to inflation are still on the upside," Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said. "I think the risk to the labor market is dual-sided."

Ten other pension obligation bonds are under review by Fitch Ratings as a result of the agency's new local government criteria.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee lawmakers urged new bills and new ways for transit authorities to deal with the post-COVID dynamics.

Louis English joined Janney Montgomery Scott as managing director and head of municipal sales in the fixed-income division, based out of the Chicago office.

A new Professional Sports Development Area just passed by the City-County Council will be going before the Metropolitan Development Commission on June 26.

The one-notch upgrade from Fitch Ratings comes as the county plans to to sell up to $900 million in two lease revenue bond deals this summer.

Observers and participants said the ruling sends a message that the municipal revenue bond pledge is strong and the Oversight Board's plan of adjustment for PREPA as it currently is proposed is unlikely to be able to stand.