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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio packaged their support of the Manhattan toll plan with a blueprint to overhaul the embattled transit authority.

Ms. Funk, the 2019 president of WPF, joins colleagues from all aspects of the public finance industry on the group's executive board.

The state's BBB Fitch rating is at risk of a downgrade if lawmakers adopt Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed fiscal 2020 budget.

Pending home sales rebounded 4.6% to an index reading of 103.2 in January, after a revised 2.3% decline to 98.7 in December.

The new guidance cleared up social media advertising restrictions and interactive content.

The College of New Rochelle is on the brink of closure after staff cuts, asset sales and a refinancing failed to alleviate a debt crunch.

The new money segment of the $438 million deal will help fund a midfield concourse at LAX.

The University of Findlay will use long-term bonds to restructure its outstanding debt, which includes capital lease obligations and short-term notes.

Ohio and Nevada issuers came to market with a water deals as municipal bonds showed off their strength.

The New Mexico capital claims the state's first certified green bonds and first anaerobic wastewater treatment plant with Climate Bond Initiative certification.

The ruling affirmed a lower court ruling that dismissed a claim by the commonwealth’s Legislative Assembly that the board exceeded its power.

Refunding volume in the Midwest was down 57% in 2018, while new money deals rose just 1.8%, leaving the region down more than 28%.

Municipals were stronger as issues in Ohio and Nevada came to market

Texas service sector activity “accelerated in February,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index climbed to 19.2, from 14.9.

The service sector improved in February, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey, released Tuesday.

The consumer confidence index increased to 131.4 in February from an upwardly revised 121.7 last month.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “strengthened in February,” according to the monthly business activity survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, as the manufacturing index climbed to positive 16 from negative 2.

Timely and complete accounting and financial reporting are as critical to municipal professionals as is disclosure, according to Jeffrey Previdi, GASB vice chairman. Long-standing standards and practices are being brought up-to-date to remain compatible with today's rapid-paced changes. John Hallacy hosts.

The region's services sector accelerated, as the general business conditions index rebounded to 10.0 in February from 1.0 in January.

Mounting deficits cost Valley Stream, N.Y. its investment grade rating.