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Muni bankruptcy expert James Spiotto told lawmakers that replacing debt restructuring with debt cancellation has no rationale or justification.

The committee's discussion will begin with a municipal issuers’ structured disclosures discussion, featuring issuers, regulators, and others.

The volume boom accelerated in October, with taxables accounting for about a quarter of the supply.

Competitive pricing and speed convinced the owners of the Carlsbad, California, plant to use a taxable bank loan instead of tax-exempt debt.

New York City voters will decide a proposal to change the City Charter and establish a formal rainy-day account in the budget.

Analysts are skeptical of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's signal that policy makers will keep rates at a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.

As is the case with the muni market, corporates remain strong. Owning higher-quality has been a theme. Our guest Matt Brill, head of U.S. investment grade credit at Invesco, warns that: "winter is coming" and to prepare while times are good. John Hallacy hosts.

An opportunity for the fixed income market to embrace a single benchmark data set to support all future executions.

Illinois lawmakers wrapped up the first half of their annual fall veto session leaving tough legislation for the second half, beginning Nov. 12.

Trade and geopolitical disruption will likely consume much of the policy narrative the rest of this week.

The Hudson River city reports making headway trimming a more than $13 million general fund deficit that sent it into junk bond status nearly four years ago.

At least 48 school districts across the state are seeking bonds or budget limit override measures, including 26 in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and its suburbs.

As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate target 25 basis points to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.

Dealer groups believe that some sections of the proposed amended guidance such as complex financing and disclosure standards would add complexity to the rule.

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez's misgivings about rate increases threaten to upend the $8 billion restructuring plan, a lawyer for unsecured creditors told the bankruptcy court.

No matter who wins the presidency next year, the urgency around public infrastructure renewal and replacement will remain.

The board overseeing the Jacksonville-owned municipal electric, water, and sewer utility plans to decide by March if JEA should be be privatized.

Municipal Market Analytics warned that climate change may pose the biggest threat to municipal bond credits over the next decade.

Andrew Rein president of the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton why New York City voters on Nov. 5 should vote yes on ballot Question 4, which calls for a dedicated rainy-day fund. The state must also approve the change.

Tuesday saw bond sales come and go, the day before the Fed is expected to cut interest rates.