Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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.

New York's governor wants the state to lead efforts for increased capacity at Manhattan's busy transit hub.

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

New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority tops the calendar in the first full week of 2020 with about $2.5 billion of bonds and notes.

Municipal bond buyers have plenty of cash in hand and will have various options as to where to put that money to work.

Municipals look to be well positioned entering 2020 against a strong backdrop of market technicals and stable credit outlook.

The authority approaches next week’s planned $2.5 billion of issuance buoyed by clearance of its five year, $51.5 billion capital program.

While there are no major municipal bond sales slated for this week, next week is a different matter.

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

While municipal bond volume looks to end the year on a surprisingly high note, muni bond yields unexpectedly hit record lows twice in 2019.

Munis finished above $400 billion for the fourth time since 2010 and the third time in the past four years.

Opponents to the under-the-radar provision say its harshness could impede the execution of the MTA's new capital program by deterring contractors.

The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton and Andrew Coen dissect Northeast regional transportation, including the stalled Gateway tunnel project, New York MTA, NJTransit, Penn Station and Connecticut's tolling debate.

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

The muni primary was busier than expected, as two mega deals priced one day early to take advantage of market conditions.

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.

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.

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

With another fed funds rate cut in the books, munis saw a big drop in yields to close out the week and the month.

Critics fear the contracting provision is so draconian it could backfire on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's $51.5 billion program.