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Calculating the remaining useful life of a port or airport facility can be problematic, but the IRS ruling released May 3 supports a simplified method of making this determination using the date of the new agreement as a starting point.

Chief Financial Officer Dave Massaron said Detroit will work with Public Resources Advisory Group to build more robust investor relations as it looks to build out its debt model.

Moody's Investors Service downgraded tax-exempt bonds issued for a Syracuse, New York, shopping mall expansion to the last rung above junk.

Atlanta Fed President Rafael Bostic said he would do "whatever it takes" should tariffs cause consumers to cut back spending.

In the week ended May 9, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 3.78% from 3.82% the previous week.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker's about-face on re-amortizing to reduce next year's pension contribution is one less negative rating factor, agency analysts said.

Transportation issues took center stage in the muni market on Thursday.

Fitch Ratings cut the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority’s bonds to A-minus from A after lawmakers passed a bill to cut tolls and dissolve the authority.

Scarce high-yield supply is creating challenges for muni fund managers.

Airports have been clamoring for an increase in the PFC limit for years, arguing that they need it to help finance capital improvements that would be paid for with new bond issues.