State of California

The number of states aiding school districts with pension costs is expected to grow as pension burdens escalate.

Retail investors got first shot at California’s $2 billion GO deal Wednesday.

Underwriters circulated a premarketing wire on California’s $2 billion GOs as the NYC water authority deal came to market.

New York City’s water authority kicked off the week by offering bonds to individual investors on Monday.

Refundings of recession-era stimulus bonds are driving California's robust sales volume.

The Golden State keeps its issuance streak alive as it get set to sell $2.1 billion of general obligation bonds later this week. This deal is primarily a refunding — a result of bonds sold in 2009 under the Stimulus Act hitting their 10-year call date.

With plenty of cash looking to go to work, investors are not loving the calendar or what small allocations they will be allotted as we draw near the end of tax season.

Municipals were firm on Thursday as the last of the week’s deals hit the market

Whistleblower Johan Rosenberg has alleged that the conspiracy cost issuers over $1 billion — $719 million in California, $349 million in Illinois, and $134 million in Massachusetts.

California finds itself in a familiar spot, with the most muni issuance through the first three months of the year. The rest of the rankings show a mix of usual suspects and new faces.