News and Information from Bond Buyer

The Ohio Turnpike and Transportation Commission is selling $72 million of senior-lien bonds and $415 million of junior-lien bonds.

Mayors are concerned the federal government is going to contribute far less funding to infrastructure projects.

The "transformative" effect of landing the second Amazon headquarters is likely to help the economy of the winning government, according to S&P.

With rotation of voters, tax reform, and an uptick in a key inflation measure, there’s still much at issue in a Fed meeting where no rate hike is expected.

Next week’s slip in supply may increase demand for municipal bonds slated to hit the market.

The increasing saturation of the Northeast market with casinos bodes poorly for states expecting tax windfalls, analysts said.

A task force wants New Jersey to issue $400 million of GO bonds to upgrade aging water systems.

The municipal bond market is mostly breathing a sigh of relief after it has had time to digest the possible effects of new U.S. tax legislation, according to a report.

In the week ended Jan. 25, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.88% from 3.86% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

In his final State of the State speech, Jerry Brown reiterated support for water transfer tunnels, high speed rail, and the projects funded by a new gas tax.

Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday that it downgraded the city of Waterbury, Conn.’s outstanding general obligation debt to A2 from A1. The outlook remains stable.

The post-hurricane fiscal plan assumes that Puerto Rico will get a substantial amount of federal aid, but doesn’t include it in its calculation of available resources.

As Pennsylvania prepares to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report that highlights reasons investors should own tobacco bonds.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

A “sensibly priced” deal from a New York issuer was snapped up by buyers on Thursday as municipals weakened slightly in secondary trading.

The California Water Commission sent all 11 applicants for water storage bond money back to the drawing board.

As New York Fed president at the time of the attack on the World Trade Center, McDonough responded to a liquidity crisis and ensured the financial markets could reopen quickly.

The Democrats' draft bill would be "a great way to make sure that no U.S. territory ever borrows in the muni market again," said Municipal Market Analytics' Matt Fabian.

Payden & Rygel Chief Economist Jeffrey Cleveland says estimates for the fed funds rate are too low and the Phillips curve’s death has been greatly exaggerated. Hosted by Gary Siegel.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "strengthened further, and expectations for future activity increased" in January.