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Municipalities across the U.S. have an opportunity to re-purpose underused and undervalued assets, according to RBC Capital Markets and HR&A Advisors.

Illinois could still see its rating cut to junk, as Moody's raises concerns over the shortcomings of a partisan budget deal.

If the Illinois House succeeds in overriding Gov. Rauner's budget veto, Chicago's pension restructuring becomes law.

The MSRB's newest online course is designed for investors and takes about 45 minutes to complete.

Chicago and Illinois spreads got a boost as two years of state gridlock appeared to be nearing an end.

Top-quality municipal bonds finished mixed on Wednesday, according to traders, who returned to work after the Fourth of July holiday to see a $130.4 million new issue calendar, the smallest of the year.

College-bound high school seniors from across New York City got their first introduction to the world of public finance on Wednesday when they attended a special bond class organized by The Municipal Forum of New York and Futures and Options.

Ten-month legal delay of $5.6 billion Purple Line P3 could mean its termination, Maryland says.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage signed a new budget early Tuesday, ending the state’s first government shutdown in 25 years.

One week after National Public Finance Guarantee was downgraded two-notches by S&P Global Ratings, the bond insurer laid off 29 employees, slashing all of the new-business team.

A state senator is seeking authority to issue $450M in general obligation bonds to pay for voting machines.

Assured Guaranty lashed out Wednesday at a federal oversight board decision allowing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority to proceed with Title III bankruptcy filing.

Top-quality municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders who returned to work after the Fourth of July holiday to see a $130.4 million new issue calendar, the smallest of the year.

The U.S. Virgin Islands’ current financial woes are discussed with Fitch Ratings Senior Director Marcy Block. She says the government’s recent actions have helped it in the short-term but haven’t adequately addressed its long-term problems. Hosted by Robert Slavin.

New Jersey lawmakers forged a budget deal in the early hours of the Fourth of July that paved the way for a new law boosting the state’s underfunded pension system with lottery revenues.

About 4,763,400 online job postings appeared on leading internet job boards in June, a decrease of 45,800 from May, the Conference Board reported Wednesday.

An appeals court ruling favored a Mississippi county in its dispute with Assured Guaranty.

“New York City purchasing managers indicated they expect to close 2017 with increased business activity,” the Institute for Supply Management-New York’s Report on Business index, released Wednesday, indicated.

Illinois Democrats need to keep 15 GOP representatives on board to succeed in overriding Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget veto.

Municipal bond traders are returning to work after the Fourth of July holiday only to see a $130.4 million new issue calendar, the smallest of the year.