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Seventeen months after Winter Storm Uri hit the Southwest, state-sanctioned securitizations are queuing up to mitigate a huge spike in energy costs for customers, with an Oklahoma deal the latest to price.

The disclosure from the Hampton County School District in Varnville, South Carolina provided no details on the status of the bonds, but the form itself indicates there is an audit underway.

The ISS ESG Muni QualityScore was previously designed for the buy- and sell-side, but it has expanded its offerings to issuers with datasets focused on their specific locations.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, who dissented last month against the central bank’s jumbo 75 basis-point increase in interest rates, cautioned that rushing to tighten policy could backfire.

The proposal offers no suggestions on financing the project, which, if completed, could allow the stadium to host a Super Bowl or NCAA tournament.

John Petr is now Kutak Rock chair and Hilary Jackler is vice chair

The Bond Buyer’s Rising Stars program’s return for a seventh year will include the inaugural inductions into The Bond Buyer Hall of Fame at an awards ceremony at the close of The Bond Buyer’s Infrastructure event November 15.

Personal income tax revenues rely upon taxpayers continuing to be taxpayers and remaining residents of New York, especially high-income earners.

Investors will see almost $11.5 billion of volume head their way in the largest new-issue week of the year. More participants expect municipals to improve in the second half of 2022.

Following the Supreme Court ruling in Carson v. Makin, states with bans on using bond proceeds for religious purposes may be forced to amend such laws.