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The board is searching the entire government and may find a far higher losses.

Along with substantial reductions in payouts to the GO and PBA bondholders, the board is proposing a near wipe out for HTA, ERS, PRIFA rum, MBA, and CCDA bondholders.

Over the last four years, Moody’s and S&P Global have both acquired climate data analysis firms in an effort to provide more depth to the environmental portion of the ESG ratings.

Months after the pandemic caused a surge in initial claims, the numbers remain elevated.

The low interest rates that resulted from COVID-19 caused high levels of muni issuance and market activity, resulting in MSRB's fiscal year 2021 revenue significantly outperforming.

The company's upcoming $3.2 billion deal marks the largest sale of unrated debt in the muni market.

Legislation signed into law Thursday keeps the government open and federal transportation funding flowing.

Kim Olsan, senior vice president at FHN Financial talks with The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk about trading the municipal market in the COVID era. Olsan trades the short- and intermediate but she has some thoughts about high-yield and taxables as well. (36 minutes)

As devastating as natural disasters can be, their impact to municipal bond prices has been muted.

New revenue from a graduated tax without an accompanying long-term plan to tackle the state's fiscal woes won't solve them, the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago warns.

The municipal market's volume registered its fourth consecutive month of greater-than-$40 billion and the largest on record total for the month of September.

The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority’s deal came in three times oversubscribed and was an important step in the Commonwealth’s return to the capital markets.

The nation's largest not-for-profit healthcare system by acute care revenues is evaluating a fourth quarter sale.

Nationally, there are around 7,500 charter schools in 44 states in addition to the District of Columbia, according to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

The end-of-month economic data was positive, with even GDP coming in above expectations.

Market participants say the year long process to find a new leader for the Municipal Securities Rulemaing Board resulted in a good pick.

Bond restructurings are expected to save Virginia's public colleges and universities $300 million by deferring debt service payments for two years.

A larger green bond market will help the municipal market and state and local governments.

In a federal complaint, they accuse the fund manager of increasing risky bets while the market was imploding from the coronavirus pandemic.