State of Connecticut

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

Municipal bond issuance totaled $320.25 billion in 2018, as New York issuers led the charge.

Ned Lamont will grapple with fiscal strains, a tolling controversy, struggling cities and underfunded pensions.

Treasurer Denise Nappier said a lottery revenue infusion and asset transfers could pump $3 billion into the Teachers' Retirement Fund.

West Haven credit quality hinges on plan execution, S&P says

The $850 million sale of special tax obligation bonds drew a record $478 million of retail orders, said state Treasurer Denise Nappier.

"I thought their approach was novel," Connecticut Lottery Corp. President Gregory Smith said of New Jersey's maneuver to boost pension funding.

The New York City issuer led Tuesday's new issue supply surge as municipals traded mixed.

Deals from issuers in New York, Illinois, Tennessee and Minnesota hit the market on Tuesday.

The municipal bond market is set for almost $11 billion of new supply.

Municipal bond supply jumps to almost $11 billion next week as investors get set to see a wide variety of deals heading their way.

Connecticut must deal with a timing discrepancy between a bond covenant and a legislative amendment intended to loosen its restrictions.

Transportation research nonprofit TRIP said more than 7% of the state's bridges -- more than 300 -- are structurally deficient.

Connecticut’s planned issue of credit revenue bonds is a “potentially terrible long-term solution,” says Municipal Market Analytics.

The state's special commission on pension funding is exploring contributions of real-estate assets to an independently managed trust.

Toni Harp says New Haven does not intend to apply to Connecticut's oversight board despite budget struggles and deficit borrowing.

City officials want to avoid more draconian state oversight by the new Municipal Accountability Review Board.

Such a move might allay fears in the capital markets while removing lawmakers from decision-making, according to consultant Jim Millstein.

Two of three sales in Connecticut’s recent bond offering set record retail orders, said state Treasurer Denise Nappier, while spreads continued to drop.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and Connecticut capped a busy week in the muni market.