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The top municipal issuers easily surpassed their issuance totals from 2018 year, with $400.51 billion in 10,582 transactions in 2019 compared to $320.35 billion in 8,549 deals the year before. California regained control of the throne after coming in third in 2018.

The municipal bond market started off the week adopting a cautious tone, eyeing issuance and world events.

New York City could save up to $400 million through design-build project delivery, the mayor said after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill to authorize it.

Paul Burton and John Hallacy examine the legacy of Felix Rohatyn, a driving force behind New York City's recovery from near-bankruptcy, and lessons learned from the 1970s crisis.

Retail investors have felt confident in the muni bond space for most of 2019.

New York financial leaders remember Felix Rohatyn, who died Saturday, as the driving force behind the city's recovery from near-bankruptcy in the 1970s.

Observers say the deal with the Transport Workers Union could strain the authority's operating and capital budgets.

Damian Smith, Chief Diversity Officer at Societe Generale, talks with Chip Barnett about diversity and inclusion in the financial marketplace. He discusses social and cultural change and the added value of having diverse viewpoints in the workplace.

Moses Gates, Regional Plan Association vice president for housing and neighborhood planning, talks about its recent report on fixing problems at the New York City Housing Authority. Paul Burton hosts.

Citigroup got set to price the $632 million Main Street Natural Gas deal, while Goldman Sachs prepped $315 million of Emerald Renewable Diesel bonds.

NYC's November plan is up $1.6 billion, or 1.7%, from the June budget.

The agency's repair backlog is measured in the tens of billions of dollars.

But survey of 550 MWBE firms finds minority- and women-owned firms still face barriers to competition.

Montreal businessman Anthony McCord will arrive next month as New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority's chief transformation officer to address the authority's myriad operational and capital funding challenges.

James Johnson, who steered New Jersey's oversight of Atlantic City, is now corporation counsel for New York City.

Wheelchair user Jessica De La Rosa and Joe Rappaport of the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled discuss transit accessibility against the backdrop of New York MTA's $52 billion capital program. Paul Burton hosts.

Elected officials in New York signed laws, enacted orders and proposed policies designed to help veterans.

Regional Plan Association has renewed its proposal to establish a 24-mile, above-ground rail line to serve Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.

New York City raised its target for contracts with Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises by $5 billion by fiscal year 2025.

New York City voters take the first step to include a formal rainy day fund in the budget process.