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The future of the municipal market remains transparent, innovative and energetic.

Buyers and sellers also look at how transition bonds can help advance firm’s climate targets.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled the free-tuition plan amid declining enrollment at the state's universities.

Amending the law that established an oversight board for restructuring Puerto Rico’s debt looks like a tall order.

As gas taxes seem less plausible as a source of infrastructure funding, many are looking for alternate funding options.

The FOMC voted to cut the target range 25 basis points to 1.75% to 2% as “uncertainties” offset prospects for “sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions, and inflation near the Committee's symmetric 2 percent objective.”

Attorneys for Indian River County, the Department of Transportation and Virgin Trains will appear before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Jasiel Correia II, accused separately of shaking down marijuana vendors and defrauding investors, still finished a distant second in the Fall River race.

The cloud-based debt management and reporting service hired Mark Campbell as head of western region client management.

Cheryl Schluterman was president and chief financial officer of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

Few deals priced, as trading was subdued before the Federal Open Market Committee’s interest rate decision.

Moody's credited a disciplined approach toward budgeting sales tax revenue for the upgrade to Aa1.

If the bonds are approved in March, the junk-rated city plans to issue $250 million of new money, unlimited tax general obligation bonds in 2020.

The gain was led by a 53% jump in revenue from the Act 154 excise tax, which is due to be phased out.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration faces an $838 million budget gap as the city prepares to host investors at its annual buyside conference Friday.

Six of the eight audits — including the Building Authority audit disclosed Monday — involve IRS Form 8038-CP.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board doubled professional fees for municipal advisors last week.

Questions from transit observers and advocates followed the announcement by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of its $51.5 billion capital program.

A rate cut alone probably won't avert a recession. A rate cut combined with a ceasefire in the trade war might, according to one market strategist.

Xay Khamsyvoravong, chairman of the Providence Water Supply Board, explains how this trending accounting tool could help offset Rhode Island’s local pension liabilities. Paul Burton hosts.