Missouri

The commission's $300 million sale for bridge work will be its first new money issue since 2010 as it struggles to fund its road and bridge network.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

The deal will end the family owned Baum's 91-year run in the municipal bond business.

St. Louis-based Stifel said it had reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Baum, including its municipal bond business.

Darlene Green, Stephanie Tomblin and Gabriella Briceno are the 2019 recipients.

S&P upgraded the city's Lambert International Airport ahead of the sale that was the subject of a tussle between city leaders.

Investors will see supply from airports, hospitals, higher ed and more this week.

A trend of selective repudiation in the manner of Platte County would be credit negative for governments using lease appropriation debt, said Moody's.

Kansas City International Airport is conducting a full-court press to sell the bonds, backed by a pledge tarnished by Platte County's default on appropriation-backed debt.

Platte County may still face market penalties, even though it's not legally required to fund annual debt service supported by its appropriation pledge.

Platte County wants a summary judgment that would let it off the hook for debt issued with its appropriation pledge for the Zona Rosa shopping center.

The city and county agreed to extend a hotel/motel tax to support bonds for a $175 million expansion.

Platte County wants a court to confirm its decision to walk away from an appropriation pledge.

The city will use about $1.8 billion of bonds to fund a new airport terminal in a project led by private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate.

Refunding volume in the Midwest was down 57% in 2018, while new money deals rose just 1.8%, leaving the region down more than 28%.

A statewide ballot measure would be needed to implement the required constitutional changes.

In his first budget, Gov. Mike Parsons wants to give the highways commission $350 million of borrowing authority.

The proposed settlement involves the Jan. 3 issuance of $7.3 million in transportation development refunding revenue bonds that are being used in the hope of resolving the tax audit of $9.55 million in tax-exempt bonds issued in 2009 for construction of a parking garage.

The new office staffed by veteran banker Greg Vahrenberg will focus on Kansas and Missouri issuers.

Platte County remains at odds with holders of the $32 million Zona Rosa bond issue about its responsibility to cover debt service shortfalls.