PFM Financial ranked first among the Top 10 municipal advisors in 2024.
The top 10 advisors accounted for $249.421 billion of par or 59.3% of the total issuance with municipal advisors.
Minnesota plans to go to market Sept. 23 with a $1.27 billion general obligation bond sale.
Andrew Nakahata will replace Scott Wu as executive director and CEO less than a year after joining the organization.
Bond attorneys are eyeballing the possibility of attaching a tax title to the surface transportation reauthorization that could include issues of great interest to the municipal bond community as the appropriations process remains stuck in first gear.
The White House said it will appeal a circuit court ruling allowing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to remain on the central bank board while her lawsuit challenging her dismissal is litigated.
Despite the expected rate cut, analysts will be watching the Federal Open Market Committee's actions for other reasons.
Utilities, and the local governments and states that house data centers, are wrestling with policy questions about who should cover the costs of the projected spikes in water and electricity demand.