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The nearly $5 billion I-35 expansion has sparked a lawsuit from residents saying it would exacerbate the interstate's historic role as a racial dividing line.

Though it will still feature in-depth, insightful conversations between our reporters and editors and thought leaders from all corners of municipal finance, our long-running podcast will reboot with a format change. Bond Buyer Editor in Chief Mike Scarchilli explains and previews the changes on the horizon.

CreditSights said states with the largest payments are Texas at $2 billion, Pennsylvania at $1.5 billion, South Carolina at $1.3 billion and California at $1.2 billion

Based in New York City, Ted Hynes has almost 40 years of experience in the fixed-income markets, the last 15 at Raymond James.

The state's largest healthcare district by land mass is at risk of breaching financial covenants, according to Moody's Investors Service.

With economic uncertainty ahead and the Federal Reserve potentially shifting to interest-rate cuts, analysts should take a closer look at individual issuers' financial disclosures.

With a recent court ruling and higher interest rates in their favor, more issuers are likely call back their outstanding BABs using the extraordinary redemption provision.

The bonds are rated Aa2 by Moody's Investors Service, AA by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings and AA-plus by Kroll Bond Rating Agency. All four rating agencies have a stable outlook on the credit.

An off year from municipal bond issuers in the Northeast in 2023 pulled the national volume numbers into negative territory.

The week ahead boasts some big-name issuers and rare credits, which should provide interesting price discovery. The new-issue calendar totals $6.08 billion, with a larger competitive calendar coming in at $2.4 billion.