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The longer the shutdown of many federal government operations lasts, the worse it becomes for cities, states and other bond-issuing entities.
October 9
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Bond attorneys are skeptical that new hires at the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service will help the municipal bond community as two men now occupy four key positions.
October 8
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A state appeals court found that a simple majority approval by voters was sufficient on a 2020 hotel bed tax measure that reached the ballot via initiative.
October 8
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Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland will face economic costs from the Trump administration's showy deployments of National Guard troops and immigration agents.
October 8
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Stradling clients "were fortunate to receive proactive contact from SEC staff to reschedule imminent matters leading up to the shutdown," said Kathleen Marcus, a partner at Stradling.
October 7
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A debt restructuring by Ninnekah Public Schools aimed to reduce the impact of a court-approved settlement that will still result in a huge property tax hike.
October 7
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The Department of Transportation is offering its Consolidated Transportation Bonds in a competitive sale Wednesday to what promises to be a receptive market.
October 7
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The Texas Transportation Finance Corp deal will refund interim notes used to finance the ending of a public-private partnership that built toll lanes.
October 7
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La Marque's two-notch downgrade from Moody's follows a rating cut last month by S&P; both agencies put the city on review for potential further downgrades.
October 6
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy also defended the administration's funding freeze on major New York transit projects.
October 6
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The three Puerto Rico Oversight Board members can resume their positions immidiately, District Court Judge Maria Antongiorgi-Jordan ruled.
October 6
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The City Council is exploring possible bond sales to expand Metro service for the NFL stadium slated to replace RFK Stadium, which is being demolished.
October 6
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The Department of Transportation pulled funds from the Gateway Project and the Second Avenue Subway extension, citing alleged "DEI" violations.
October 6
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said Friday that the economic outlook is uncertain and that he was adopting a cautious approach to gauging whether slowing growth and a softening labor market outweigh inflation pressures from tariffs.
October 3
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The CTA's funds have been "put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting," Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said.
October 3
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Interactive Brokers said it "promptly addressed the issue that gave rise to the settlement."
October 3
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The county will tap reserves and eliminate vacant positions to meet budget challenges driven by billions of dollars of child sexual abuse settlements.
October 3
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Four cities were ordered to halt recent tax hikes pending an investigation of whether they complied with a state law that enforces a deadline for annual audits.
October 2
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The board also said it plans to return more than $23 million in surplus operating reserves to the municipal bond industry.
October 2
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's property tax working group released its final recommendations on Tuesday.
October 2
