State of Connecticut

Connecticut’s GOs hit the market on Thursday as municipal buyers snapped up the last of the week’s sizeable deals.

The tax-exempt part of the big Connecticut deal was offered to retail Wednesday as munics continued to rally.

Almost $9 billion of municipal bonds are coming to market with deals from a variety of issuers to quench the thirst of buyers experiencing a supply drought.

S&P Global Ratings boosted its outlook to positive from stable ahead of an $850 million GO bond sale.

The sponsor of a bill to create a state infrastructure bank says it would leverage public-private partnerships to generate money for transportation projects.

Bond Buyer Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton explores the state's hot-button issues including pension liability and tolling. Chip Barnett hosts.

Shawn Wooden expects his proposal to fix to state teachers’ pension system to kick-start an agenda that includes infrastructure, improved returns and financial literacy.

Issuers in the Northeast sold $95.5 billion of municipal bonds in 2018, off 21.3% from 2017 with an even more pronounced fourth-quarter drop.

Ned Lamont says his initiative could cut Connecticut’s borrowing by 39%, or hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

They include the return of Sarah Sanders as assistant treasurer for debt management, a position she held from 2007 to 2017.