News and Information from Bond Buyer

The city of La Marque is taking steps to stabilize its shaky finances after a short-lived debt service payment default and a bond rating downgrade.

We will sit down with members of the Bond Buyer 2025 Hall of Fame to talk about their storied public finance careers.

The muni market may be shaken by a government shutdown, driving short-term volatility and wider spreads, said James Pruskowski, a public finance strategist.

From toll roads to TIFIA, issuers across the country are exploring innovative ways of bringing in revenue and understanding road usage to fill funding gaps.

Tripp Kaiser, a managing director at Municipal Market Analytics, will become executive director of the Center on Municipal Capital Markets in January.

What has transpired so far in Washington this year and what does it mean for the public finance industry?

Washington revenues through 2029 are expected to be $900 million below the 2025-27 budget estimates.

Introductory remarks and welcome from The Bond Buyer and conference co-chairs.

Identifying what goes into the project delivery decision making process for owners is important.

Massachusetts is set to price its annual transportation deal in early October, even as it plans for a decade of heavy transportation borrowing. 

Atlanta's airport lost $57 million of funding for the current fiscal year. Other issuers have even more at stake.

Muni yields rose up to eight basis points, depending on the scale, with the largest losses again on the front-end of the curve.

The Trump administration is ending Chicago Public Schools' access to $8 million in fiscal year 2026 grant funding, the Department of Education said.

Bond attorneys are pondering language governing tax-exempt bonds used to finance spaceports.

"If the open jacket policy is actually implemented—which we in the defense bar hope is the case—it would be a welcome reform," one attorney said.

Republicans established the fund to ease pressure on rural providers facing Medicaid and ACA insurance cuts.

Seven filings were submitted in response to President Donald Trump's request for the Supreme Court to remove barriers from ousting Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook before litigation proceeds. Most filings argued for the Court to deny the president's application.

The rating agency pointed to potential financial pressure from tax and other changes on the federal level for the state's outlook revision.

Serving on MSRB's Board of Directors over the past four years has been a privilege and an honor.

Andrew Nakahata officially takes the helm of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank on Wednesday.