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The mayor cited COVID-19 as a spending priority while cases in his city represent more than one-third of the nation's total.

Assured Guaranty and BAM, the two active muni bond insurers, released statements Monday saying they are prepared and able to manage impacts of COVID-19.

Arlene Bohner has been named Fitch's head of U.S. public finance and will report to Laura Porter.

New York MTA and 10 other transit systems have cited the crippling effects of ridership drops due to COVID-19.

Gerrard Bushell, executive chair of the New Terminal One Development Project at John F. Kennedy International Airport, discusses how the $7 billion public-private partnership is progressing under the leadership of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

The funds will be in addition to the $160 million from the Emergency Reserve Fund that the board released March 12.

The economic dislocations brought by COVID-19 led Fitch Ratings to drop the Long Island county to BBB-plus.

Eric Holcomb said the state will consider using bond authority to move forward with capital projects that were to have been funded on a pay-go basis.

The Fed today added in variable rate demand notes to other short-term municipal debt to a list of assets eligible to be used as collateral by financial institutions, which contributed to some stability in the secondary market.

The timing of a $1.5 billion deal California had planned to price Thursday is no longer firm amid massive dislocations in the markets.

The municipal bond market is facing a new reality as yields rise, issuance slows and investors remaining skittish about the future.

A big New York State Empire Development Corp. private placement is likely to be followed by more until the municipal primary starts functioning again.

Smaller hospital systems warn they are on fiscal life support as groups lobby for federal funds.

Two rating agencies placed a negative outlook U.S. toll roads, while others monitor risks as volumes decline as COVID-19 keeps drivers at home.

Bond-financed bridges across the Rio Grande will lose revenue because of the partial closure of the border, as will the Texas economy.

The Federal Reserve continued its “aggressive” and unprecedented actions to try to stem the economic bleeding caused by reaction and shutdowns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Puerto Rico Oversight Board seeks delay in central government restructuring

Senate Democrats voted as a bloc Sunday evening to stop consideration of an estimated $1.6 trillion relief package because of its perceived shortcomings, including the lack of provisions to assist state and local governments.

The comptroller called for passage of a federal rescue bill and measures to shore up the city budget.

We are desperately trying to establish the bottom at present to provide a modicum of confidence that investors may stop raising cash and would be more inclined to put the cash horde back to work in the market.