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While S&P, Moody's and Fitch still provide ratings on about 92% of municipal bonds, market participants say they don’t rely on the rating agencies as they once did. Part 2 of The Bond Buyer’s series on the decade after the financial crisis.

The undertaking, for which the city has already allocated $760 million, seeks to establish flood protection 2.4 miles from Montgomery Street north to East 25th Street.

S&P Global Ratings dropped New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority to A from A-plus, its second downgrade of the agency in five months.

The MSRB's disclosure website has beefed up its data offerings with two new yield curves that are available for free.

The deposit exceeds some pre-budget estimates that the fund would receive $14 million, said Gov. Tom Wolf.

S&P Global Ratings revised Alaska's outlook to stable from negative.

Diverging economies and operating predictability shape the differences between the New England neighbors, said S&P.

Four Twenty Seven developed climate change software to help bond investors assess future credit risk.

The District of Columbia was praised for tackling the funding needs for maintaining its critical infrastructure by a rating agency concerned about deferral of such maintenance by states and local governments.

Alternative funding strategies, collaborations and resiliency awareness were the buzzwords at an S&P housing conference in New York.

The rating actions came after the state agreed to assume the city's GO debt.

Proponents call the move the right medicine for ailing Connecticut, while opponents say the measures are overly restrictive.

Reno's ratings raised to A-plus with an economic boost from tech companies.

The authority is selling revenue variable rate refunding bonds.

The transaction will mark the university’s first new-money series for this credit in 16 years.

Working amid uncertainty in the equity and fixed-income markets, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority held an oversubscribed fixed-rate bond sale.

International enrollment is declining as the higher education sector becomes more tuition dependent.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is making a pitch for capital investment, including a new bonding program.

S&P Global Ratings is alerting municipal market investors that an expected increase in property tax challenges by big box retailers could put stress on municipal finances.

The ratings withdrawal impacts two Indiana bonds and various New York, and Virginia local government issues.