Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Municipal bond funds and ETFs saw combined inflows of $2.942 billion in the week ended June 17, ICI said.

Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan, with some tweaks, could secure much-needed funds money more quickly during the coronavirus pandemic, Pioneer Institute said.

As Gov. Charlie Baker reopens the state, a taxpayer group paints a dire revenue picture.

April finished with $23.7 billion of issuance, a 15% decline from the $27.9 billion in April 2019. Volatility from the pandemic has caused erratic swings in benchmark yields, resulting in the lowest muni volume total in the month since 2011.

The pending deal with a Bank of America-led syndicate would enable the commonwealth to draw down needed finds while tax revenues are deferred.

Career veterans call fallout from COVID-19 concerns on the municipal market worse than that of 9/11 and the 2008 financial crisis combined.

The commonwealth plans a $268 million GO sale two days after Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency.

The revenue package for the $18 billion bond bill includes a proposed rise in gas and corporate taxes that Gov. Charlie Baker opposes.

The region's bond issuers sold $113.3 billion of debt in 2019, a 16.8% increase from 2018 fueled largely by a spike in taxable deals.

Issuance is set to seesaw, as new-issue volume was the heaviest of the year last week, at almost 40% larger than 2019 weekly average. And this is expected to be one of the lowest-volume weeks of the year to date.

Governance structure and new emphasis points are in play as Massachusetts lawmakers weigh extending the MBTA oversight panel.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker's $44.6 billion budget proposal includes $217 million more for the Boston-centric MBTA and other agencies, on top of his $18 billion bond bill.

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.

Assets in the so-called Smart Plan have risen to $10.06 billion as of Dec. 30 from $4.5 billion in 2009, said state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg.

The Bay State's transportation and congestion crisis puts its economic viability in jeopardy, officials say.

Municipals spent Thursday following the rally in Treasuries, with new issues dominating the focus.

In Massachusetts, cannabis regulation fuels a corruption investigation; in Rhode Island, it pits the executive branch against the legislature.

The new wave of bond issuance continued unabated as more sales priced on Wednesday.

Massachusetts also came to market with a $1.4 billion sale of revenue anticipation notes in three offerings.

There's something for everyone on this week's primary calendar.