News and Information from Bond Buyer

Moody’s Investors Service placed Rochester’s Aa3 issuer and general obligation limited tax rating on review for downgrade.

Another big week is in store for investors with a $1B NYC deal waiting in the wings.

Oakland Park will issue green water and sewer refunding bonds that carry S&P Global Ratings’ highest Green Evaluation score of E1.

The judge overseeing Preston Hollow Capital's anti-trust lawsuit against Nuveen could rule any day on the claims.

The Lower Colorado River Authority will price $169.5 million of revenue bonds.

Municipal bond volume continues to accelerate, closing out the month of September 39.1% higher and the quarter 17.8% higher than a year earlier, as issuers flocked to market with taxable deals.

Ernesto Lanza will be leaving his position at Clark Hill to go to the SEC's Office of Municipal Securities, sources said.

New issuance is up by about $21B over 2018, but still lags previous years.

One of the nation's top P3 partners sees more opportunity in states where it has existing relationships with transportation agencies.

Mismanagement of real-property related taxes may be shortchanging an MTA revenue stream, said city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Not all of the threats and challenges to the Federal Reserve’s independence and credibility are external, according to former Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Charles Plosser.

It marked the fifth dispersal from a Federal Aviation Administration program that will provide $3.18 billion for airport improvements.

Charter schools' typically modest unrestricted reserves and limited operating margins leave them vulnerable if state aid stops flowing, said S&P Global Ratings.

As we enter the fourth quarter, municipals continue their remarkable performance with the market continuing to follow trends of demand outstripping supply and inflows into the asset class.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board filed a proposed plan of adjustment Friday that would reduce the commonwealth’s debt obligations by 60% and establish a roadmap to exit bankruptcy.

Attorneys for the State Bond Commission said the lawsuit was filed too late and there was no violation of law.

The economy is doing well and the Federal Reserve should hold rates for now, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Friday.

The exposure draft, Replacement of Interbank Offered Rates, proposes removal of all inter-bank offered rates as an appropriate benchmark interest rate effective for reporting periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2020.

The first phase of the American Dream retail and entertainment hub next to the New Jersey Turnpike will open on Oct. 25.

Hard on the heels of SEC adoption of Rule 6c-11, Intercontinental Exchange said it would launch ETF Hub to bring greater efficiency to the ETF primary.