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Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form decreased about $2.210 billion in November.

Gov. Nathan Deal said tax revenue collections fell 0.7%, though year-to-date collections are up nearly 7%.

A $2 billion reserve may spur debate over the need for a gas tax hike for transportation projects.

As the end of the year draws near, the municipal bond market will see lots of negotiated deals on next week’s new issue calendar.

Denver City and County CFO Brendan Hanlon said proactive investment in public infrastructure is extremely important.

Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday addressed confusion among issuers, broker-dealers and investors regarding disclosure.

Katano Kasaine, director of finance for the City of Oakland, Calif., and winner of this year’s Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance, says we must continue to work for women's equality.

Noreen White, co-founder of Acacia Financial Group and winner of this year’s Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance, speaks about diversity in the public finance sector — and how firms can hire the best and brightest women and people of color.

While citing “noticeable, across-the-board improvements,” state Auditor Eugene DePasquale said significant work remains for the distressed city's three pension plans.

New Jersey's second-largest city resolved a feud over the bi-state agency's properties and payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements.

Americans place almost $150 billion in illegal sports bets annually, according to the American Gaming Association.

The University of Michigan's preliminary December consumer sentiment index reading was 97.5, compared to the final November 97.5.

Wayne County's $288 million sale for its new $500 million criminal justice complex was fraught with hurdles dating back nearly a decade.

Placer County's bonds were marketed as a “hybrid” security: a land-secured credit with cash flows similar to single family housing mortgage revenue bonds.

A complex public-private partnership was created to finance a people mover.

The Wisconsin HEFA Advocate Aurora deal leveraged the size and credit strength of the newly-formed organization.

Jefferson Union High School District issued what is believed to be the first voter-approved teacher-staff housing G.O. in the nation.

The TBTA's September remarketing was the first municipal issuance of bonds linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR, index.

At $2.6 billion, West Virginia’s largest-ever infrastructure initiative will finance hundreds of new and backlogged transportation projects.

The deal, issued to finance the bulk of a $3.5 billion capital program, marked the largest AMT bond transaction and the largest airport revenue bond ever issued.