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Politicians are reacting to public frustration about wildfires and planned electricity outages.

The authority was tapped to help facilitate funding from the state’s $125 million Library Construction Act.

Although the funding would not directly fund capital projects that are financed by bond issuances, the money would provide a new level of assurance for port authorities that projects which are fundamental to their continued operation will be completed expeditiously.

Though the market may view Chicago's budget as heading in the right direction, relying on the state is a gamble that's a concern for aldermen, too.

Consumer confidence remained high even after a dip this month, and a rate cut by the Federal Reserve could send it higher.

G. Scott Rafshoon, a veteran expert in P3s, has been hired as a partner in Squire Patton Boggs’ Atlanta office.

Optimistic investment assumptions are the primary cause of public-sector pension plan underfunding, according to a report by Hilltop Securities.

Kim Slaughter, a national senior transportation consultant at HNTB, examines the importance of managing mass transit customer expectations. Andrew Coen and Paul Burton host.

Baker McKenzie created a new group to integrate regulation and enforcement in a move to align with the Securities and Exchange Commission's practices.

The school is spending money in an effort to boost its image and reverse a decline in enrollment.

The mediator's report on almost $26 billion of bonds is now scheduled to be submitted on Nov. 27.

The deal led a rare burst of issuance for a Monday, with the start of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting set for Tuesday.

The authority is slated to issue $41.9 million of revenue refunding bonds in a competitive deal Thursday.

Heavyweight ballot measures include $3.5 billion from the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County and $3 billion for the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas.

Nearly two in three finance officers in large cities predict a recession in the next year or two.

Reads of the economy show continued weakening, which will allow the Federal Open Market Committee to cut the fed funds rate target 25 basis points to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%.

The proposed settlement, filed in federal district court in New York late last week, would bring to a close the SEC’s case against Navnoor Kang, Deborah Kelley and Gregg Schonhorn.

This Halloween week will see a multitude of municipal bond deals come to market.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot needs to achieve her 2022 target of structurally balancing the city’s books to preserve Chicago's BBB-plus rating, S&P said.

Strong investor demand for Philadelphia bonds underscores the city’s fiscal strides, according to Jim Kenney.