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New approaches to an often a vexing chore for muni issuers could break new ground in confronting climate change.

Municipal advisors can begin taking their principal exams in November.

The Big Apple was a big presence in the market on Thursday as it sold almost $1 billion of taxable and tax-exempt general obligation bonds.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking comment on exemptive relief for municipal advisors in some activities in private placement deals, eliciting fierce resistance from broker-dealer groups.

The island's economic index "is approaching the behavior that existed prior to the hurricane.”

Issuers look for more options in their private placement deals amid conversation on broker dealers’ and municipal advisors’ roles.

Municipal bonds were on the move Wednesday as two big issuers came to market with over $1 billion of transportation bonds.

A lease agreement between Newark, New Jersey, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will help fund debt service for the pipe replacements.

Assured Guaranty and two other bond insurers recently petitioned the Supreme Court to review an appellate court ruling involving the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority’s special revenue bonds.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority previously sanctioned UBS in 2015 for similar violations.

The $125 million deal is the first piece of a five-year plan to sell $1.3 billion of Garvees.

Hawaii moves ahead on plans to construct a new college football stadium amid concerns about declining attendance at college games.

Muni yields were mixed as weak economic data pressured Treasuries and stock prices.

Other debts are piling up that could make it harder to craft a solution favorable to holders of the affordable housing bonds, the trustee said.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s increased its long-range capital plan by about $5 billion to $37 billion, while raising tolls, rents and fees.

The legal teams for Baltimore and Philadelphia asked the court to reject the banks’ plausibility argument as well as their claim that the suit is barred by a four-year statute of limitations.

William Glasgall, Senior Vice President and Director of State and Local Initiatives at the Volcker Alliance, sits down with Chip Barnett and Lynne Funk to talk about why states should bolster their rainy day funds.

There are ways to promote the Federal Reserve’s independence, but it would require changes to the current system, which is based on a “fuzzy mandate,” according to members of the Shadow Open Market Committee.

Gov. Wanda Vázquez García's support for pension cuts that had been opposed by her predecessor is seen as "a strong positive" for the debt restructuring.

Another big week is in store for investors with a $1B NYC deal waiting in the wings.