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There is a continued need for more open lines of communication between issuers and investors

This survey of public finance professionals will provide a peer-based perspective on how key players in the industry

As businesses are scaling back on their commercial real estate leases

Our public finance experts will sit down for a discussion of the current state of the muni industry, including:

Issuers rely heavily on their financing team to help them achieve the lowest cost of borrowing.

Markets could see that "the risks of higher inflation and interest rates are implicit constraints on the Trump policy agenda, with the eventual policy outcomes potentially less inflationary than some investors previously feared," UBS strategists noted.

The agency cited the closeness of the entities to Florida's government.

The Fitch Ratings commentary considered ratings of airports in Florida, Nevada and South Carolina, which are most dependent on the airline for passenger traffic.

A hearing for four separate federal lawsuits seeking to block the congestion pricing plan is set for Dec. 20.

Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and noted Trump ally, is nominated for Treasury Secretary.

The Proposed Joint Rules leave many questions unanswered regarding the FDTA's ultimate impact on the municipal securities industry.

"It became apparent that building this new critical care, advanced care bed tower was a strategic imperative," said John Morgan, interim CFO at WMCHealth.

The top five bond financings came in above $9 billion.

Supply has "declined materially, allowing dealers to take a breather, with their inventories dropping significantly, while retail investors do not seem to be spooked by rate volatility, lower taxes and possible threats to the tax-exempts, and continued putting money into tax-exempts at a brisk pace," said Mikhail Foux, managing director and head municipal research and strategy at Barclays.

Pewaukee, Wisconsin, is the target of lawsuits from a private industry group over a transportation utility fee that was struck down earlier this year.

George Joseph McLiney, Jr. founded municipal bond underwriting firm McLiney and Company. He was devoted to his family and small issuer clients.

The tools come with risks, like legal challenges to "polluter pay" funds or potential corporate departures with cap-and-invest programs.

Longtime firm members Elaine Brennan and Charles Stavitsky hope to maintain continuity after their promotions. 

The prepaid electricity bond deal issued by the California Community Choice Financing Authority for the Clean Power Allliance was record-setting in size.

High-yield funds saw $608.9 million of inflows compared with inflows of $150.3 million the week prior.