State of Connecticut

Munis turned mostly weaker on Friday as the market prepared for a fourfold jump in issuance after a holiday shortened week.

Municipal bonds were mostly weaker Friday after a strong employment report and ahead of next week’s almost $10 billion new issue slate.

The covenant commits the state to four financial-restraint measures that lawmakers passed.

The municipal bond market is gearing up for the biggest volume week of the year, with issuers estimated to bring just under $10 billion of new paper.

State Treasurer Denise Nappier released a certification that accounts for bond projects lawmakers authorized and canceled.

The municipal bond market will see an almost $10 billion new issue calendar next week.

Strong personal income tax revenues in California and Connecticut could be a harbinger for other states.

The $20.8 billion second-year adjustment to the biennial plan cleared 48 minutes before Wednesday's midnight adjournment deadline.

The new chief investment officer of the $34 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds will begin his duties Monday.

Its effect would hinge on party control of the General Assembly in 2022, given the open-endedness of the legislation.

Aid to Hartford, in light of Connecticut’s assumption of city GO debt over 20 years, has become a lightning rod.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority expects to finance 695 mortgages for first-time home buyers through its planned $118 million issuance of fixed-rate bonds.

With competing party-line legislative budgets, a rebuke of both by the governor and a worsening deficit projection, the state is careening toward more fiscal turmoil and further backlash from Wall Street.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin struck a guardedly optimistic tone as he released a $567.3 million budget plan.

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

The bonds will finance projects in the UConn 2000 Infrastructure Improvement Program, a $4.6 billion, 32-year initiative.

Restructuring expert Michael Imber of EisnerAmper explains how in-kind real-estate asset contributions could curb the state's steep unfunded liability. Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host.

The city's issuer rating from Moody's Investors Service remains mired in speculative-grade territory.

The influx of volume may give the boost that's needed to jump-start the primary market.

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