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Rasheia R. Johnson has returned to the firm where she worked before joining Mayor Jim Kenney's administration in 2016.

Underwood led the BDA's and Municipal Bonds for America advocacy efforts since 2015.

The number of seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims fell 8,000 to 209,000 in the week ended Aug. 3

A review after the Puerto Rico special revenues court ruling led Kroll Bond Rating Agency to upgrade the Los Angeles Unified School District's GO bonds.

The board, voted unanimously to certify that the city’s financial house is in order.

Assured Guaranty, the largest municipal bond insurer, is buying BlueMountain Capital Management LLC for $160 million.

Puerto Rico’s economic activity index slipped 0.7% in June from a year earlier, as the economic boost from federal hurricane recovery aid receded.

Vinay Kapoor, Americas head of diversity and inclusion at BNP Paribas, talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion in the financial industry, especially for the LGBTQ+ community. Chip Barnett and Gary Siegel host.

The airport will sell $1.2 billion of revenue bonds as it proceeds with more than $7 billion of capital improvements.

The bond market had no problems whatsoever digesting the primary and in the process saw yields drop down ever lower, getting ever closer to all-time lows.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said it's looking for a diverse and highly qualified pool of candidates.

The university scaled back its parking and commercial leases at the public-private student housing project, which is dipping into its debt service reserve.

Her announcement comes at a time of scrutiny from lawmakers and the SEC.

Secretary of Justice Wanda Vázquez Garced said she will swear in as governor Wednesday afternoon.

The Civic Federation endorsed the system's 2020 budget but raised concerns over the community college system's long-term fiscal outlook.

We expect federal money once again to make U.S. cities an example to the world and that public debt will disappear by magic — it won't.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority should reconsider its proposal to debar contractors for late or overbudget work, the Citizens Budget Commission said.

Kevin Cullinan will will develop an enterprise risk management framework for the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, state Treasurer Shawn Wooden said.

Political leaders are weighing privatization for Jacksonville, Florida’s JEA and South Carolina’s Santee Cooper.

Edward Sisk, a managing director and head of public finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will chair the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board beginning Oct. 1.