News and Information from Bond Buyer

As expected the Federal Open Market Committee left rates at a range of 1.5% to 1.75%, with no officials dissenting, and the updated forecasts call for rates to remain there through 2020.

Nasdaq hopes to expand its platform, improve transparency and include many municipal issuers.

The state flagship university is entering into a 50-year concession with ENGIE North America and Meridiam for a $1.165 billion upfront payment.

The additional revenue from permanently increasing the top individual tax rate to 39.6% from the current 37% would help pay for a temporary two-year suspension of the SALT cap.

The Lansing Board of Water and Light will sell $252 million to refund bonds it issued in 2011.

For the fourth time since 1993, Oklahoma City voters have approved a 1-cent tax to build projects without the use of bonds.

The Nov. 22 notice opened a 30 day window for the issuer to make a case that $877.9 million of bonds not be stripped of their tax-advantaged status.

Charles Anthony “Tony” Solimine has joined the public finance leadership of New Jersey law firm Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer.

While JEA pursues a potential sale, some Jacksonville city council members are pushing back against the potential privatization.

John Hicks has left his position as executive director of NASBO to become Kentucky's budget director.

"What, me worry?" was the slogan of the muni market on Tuesday as participants forged ahead to price and buy bonds.

Fitch Ratings raised Hawaii to AA-plus from AA.

The city is folding together separate syndicate and advisor teams on $1.2 billion of general obligation and Sales Tax Securitization Corp. refunding deals.

A steep decline in school district reserves drove a two-notch downgrade and has drawn a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ron DeSantis appointed new Florida Development Finance Corp. board members; a bill has been introduced to place the issuer under the auspices of another state agency.

The data and news provide a more granular look at event notices, Fidelity says.

The SEC chairman’s comments are consistent with his record, which has included repeated calls for the MSRB to take steps to be sure investors are aware that issuer financials filed to EMMA can often be many months old.

With Federal Reserve officials offering a united front on keeping interest rates steady, attention will focus on the Summary of Economic Projections and the repo market.

The proposal would impact the private placement business and may require amendments of MSRB rules.

The new online security force follows ransomware attacks on at least four local governments and agencies in Ohio during 2019.