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Court filings cast doubt on repayment of an additional $5.1 billion in the territory's debt restructuring.

Municipal bond buyers saw a spate of large new deals hit the market on Wednesday.

The developer of the proposed $20 billion One Chicago project is seeking state subsidies as part of a P3 deal.

Capital Markets Director Kelly Hutchinson has returned to private sector after more than three years managing state debt issuance.

Municipal market participants are increasingly skeptical that an infrastructure bill will pass this year.

The latest slip in inflation will likely be short-lived and interest rates could stay where they are “for some time.”

Moody's dropped the central New York county to Aa3 from Aa2.

Adding $374 million alleged in New York to the three other cases also filed by Johan Rosenberg brings the total damages claimed to $1.58 billion.

Lawmakers agreed to get bids for the state-owned utility, although a final decision on a sale won’t be made until 2020.

Achenbach, a former Moody’s analyst, opened AGVP Advisory to advocate for clean reliable energy and to do pubic finance consulting.

As the oldest mass transit authority in the country, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has a history of innovation.

U.S. Justice Department responds to hedge funds seeking reimbursement for Oversight Board impairments to bonds.

Waiving court fees on poor residents costs the city a small amount upfront but pays off in reducing unemployment and homelessness.

The measure, backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, cleared the House Revenue and Finance Committee on a party-line vote.

Moody’s Investors Service named New Jersey and Illinois as the two states least prepared for a recession.

A spate of new deals came to market, topped by a New York State green bond deal and an offering from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority.

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to add a sixth terminal that could cost up to $3.5 billion as it approaches its 45th anniversary.

Trade issues with China should end with a deal, leaving the U.S. economy mostly unscathed, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president said.

The mayor took the oath of office Monday and faces decisions soon about how to handle unfunded pension liabilities along with rising debt service and labor costs.