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A federal judge ruled Cook County, Illinois, is liable for contitutional violations of homeowners' rights by stripping them of equity in delinquent tax sales.

While the surface transportation reauthorization remains a work in progress, advocates for high-speed rail travel are exploring the benefits of public private partnerships

Clark Stockton Lord has joined Greenberg Traurig's public finance and infrastructure practice as a shareholder in its Houston office.

Longtime public finance professional Curtis Flowers joined Huntington Securities as managing director in its Houston office.

Yilma worked at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP from 2014 to 2021.

The loss of land to the sea in southern Louisiana over the next few decades places more than 1 million people in harm's way, the academics say.

The Senate voted 54-45 to confirm Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank. Warsh will take the reins from Jerome Powell, who said he will remain on the Federal Reserve Board.

Although muni valuations became "less compelling" in April from March's highs, Pat Haskell wrote for BlackRock, technical conditions "are likely to provide a degree of support in the months ahead."

Richard Ciccarone spent years developing a method to identify the cost of deferred maintenance and how it fits into a city's fiscal position.

PNC added bankers to its higher education and West Coast teams.

Among the reasons S&P cited for the upgrades are "very high activity levels and long history of favorable enplanement trends."

"If successful in its motion, the trustee will harm not only patients, but also likely completely devalue all the bondholders' investments," Crossroads Health Management LLC said in a court filing.

As SMAs have garnered attention, they shifted demand further down the yield curve into one- to five- or one- to 10-year area, though SMAs go out 15 or 20 years.

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. had its Aa1 ratings affirmed by Moody's ahead of plans to issue debt.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will sell the third lien state road bonds in a competitive deal set for auction on Tuesday.

Inflation and heavy supply have finally worn on muni yields after a week of stability.

The Bond Buyer will honor a fifth class of inductees into its Hall of Fame of municipal finance, alongside its 11th annual class of Rising Stars, at the close of its Infrastructure event in Chicago on September 15.

Kevin Warsh's nomination to the Federal Reserve chairmanship will require a second vote, which should happen this week.

The Texas city, which has been hit with rating downgrades due to a looming water supply crisis, plans to sell up to $728 million of bonds.

The collapse of Sprit Airlines spills into the South Jersey Transportation Authority as Fitch Ratings places its revenue bonds onto a negative watch status.