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The newly updated Congressional Research Service report may be used as a resource by lawmakers if infrastructure legislation with private activity bond provisions is introduced.

Declining volume and demand shifts won't stop the muni market from delivering positive returns in 2018, says Oppenheimer & Co.'s Jeffrey Lipton.

Chicago has mollified American Airlines enough for the airline to throw its support behind a new airline lease agreement.

As the New York City Housing Authority crisis festers, streamlined project delivery could help speed up emergency repairs and fund other capital needs.

More supply hit the municipal bond market on Thursday as JPMorgan Securities won a sale from a rarely seen New York issuer and Morgan Stanley priced a big Florida deal.

Nixon Peabody appointed partner Kenneth Lind to succeed Rick Jones, who was an integral part of opening the firm's Los Angeles office.

Export industries may suffer, and Increases in steel and aluminum prices would hinder infrastructure projects.

Liz Miller, president of Summit Place Advisors, talks about what her clients look for — and what they need — when they buy municipal bonds. She also looks at what clients should look for in 2018. Chip Barnett hosts.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes remained high in March

Manufacturers report continued growth in March, but this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business also showed signs of cost pressures.

Firms are paying more for supplies, but aren’t really passing those increases on to consumers, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey suggested.

Democrats are frustrated that President Trump's infrastructure plan would require state and local governments to come up with the majority of funds for infrastructure projects.

New York City Transitional Finance Authority was able to cut yields amid healthy demand for its $1 billion bond sale Wednesday, as a drop in CUSIP requests signaled the supply drought may continue.

With its accreditation no longer at risk, College of DuPage got an upgrade from S&P Global Ratings.

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s proposal, which leaves room to pay as little as 8% of debt service, is too rosy in its economic assumptions, two economists said this week.

The county's Moody's rating reached A territory for the first time in almost six years.

Detroit's plan to pay off some bankruptcy-related debt early should save $11.7 million.

Some states don't remit all of the sales tax funds that are due to local governments from e-commerce retailers.

Chicago-based banker Kevin Hoecker is following his former boss to Wells Fargo.

Jefferies priced the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s $1 billion of building aid revenue bonds and competitively sold $75 million of taxables.