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The most significant revenue loss in Florida continues to be the drop in sales tax collections in the tourism and hospitality industries.

The SEC's Rebecca Olsen said in 2021, the regulator plans to explore ways to get more comment on financial disclosure recommendations.

The next milestone in the shift to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate is expected to be the announcement from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority before the end of this year declaring Libor as nonrepresentative.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order directs regulators to put rules in place to end the sale of gas- and diesel-powered passenger vehicles in 2035.

Gross domestic product surged in the third quarter's first read, but analysts suggest the rising number of coronavirus cases bodes ill for fourth quarter growth.

Sowjana Sivaloganathan, director of fixed income at Intercontinental Exchange, and Patrick Smith, director of municipal evaluations at ICE Data Services, talk about how ICE and its Muni Curve has evolved in the muni space, the challenges COVID has presented and the transparency measures they have undertaken. Lynne Funk hosts. (30 minutes)

The transit agency — its revenues battered, its credit standing weakened and with no federal rescue aid in sight — looks to borrow its remaining $2.9 billion available through the Municipal Liquidity Facility.

By putting a negative outlook on its BBB-minus rating, Fitch leaves Chicago little room to avoid being saddled with a second speculative-grade rating.

Justin Peterson said he expects the next fiscal plan will allocate money for Puerto Rico's central government debt.

Detroit's public school system believes the city's stand-alone bond sales bode well for its future market access should it eventually seek to borrow.

Taxables march on while ICI reports billions of inflows and secondary trading shows long-end strength.

South Carolina-owned utility Santee Cooper issued A-rated revenue and refunding bonds that achieved $134 million in net present value savings and drew $3.5 billion in orders from yield-starved investors.

With the economy offering positive and negative signs, economists have differing views on the recovery.

The election results will be the most important effect on the municipal market for the next six months, S&P Live Market Survey says.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain also rejected a motion for a court-appointed investigation of mediation participants engaging in insider trading of Puerto Rico bonds.

California's progressive tax system preserved revenues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Legislative Analyst Gabriel Petek told a Bond Buyer conference audience.

As more people work from home, people could be more focused on building out broadband infrastructure.

In an all new money deal, North Carolina plans to issue debt for its Build NC statewide transportation financing program.

Low-rated Long Island county looking to tap the Federal Reserve’s lending program for an upcoming note deals if rates beat the muni market.

The Bond Buyer's Rising Stars Week continues as three members of the newly minted class -- Moody's Investors Service senior analyst Adebola Kushimo, Stifel director Roberto Ruiz, and Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates senior vice president Rachel Chang-Kwei -- join moderator Andrew Belinfanti-Knight, a managing director at UBS and a member of the inaugural Rising Stars class of 2016, for a discussion on diversity and inclusion in municipal finance.