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The audit did not quell calls for greater transparency and oversight for the authority as it continues a bond-financed expansion program.

MBIA Inc. used National Public Finance Guarantee and MBIA Insurance to "perpetrate a fraud on investors," the COFINA bondholders said.

Many muni participants stayed on the sidelines to start last week due to "the sudden about-face in the Treasury market and uncertainty over how long-lasting the incursion would be," Birch Creek strategists said.

Oregon lawmakers balanced the state budget in an intense short session with debates over sports subsidies, transportation cuts and federal income tax conformity.

The New York-based lawyer has worked in public finance for her 18-year career. 

The GASB is looking for comments on its upcoming technical agenda while rolling out a series of videos aimed at helping stakeholders understand government financial reports.

Mayo Clinic plans to issue $750 million of bonds in early to mid-April for projects in Rochester, Minnesota, Mayo CFO Dennis Dahlen told The Bond Buyer.

The latest research from The Bond Buyer predicts supply and issuance volume will grow in the months ahead.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it has shaved more than $4 billion off construction costs in five years.

The offer was revealed in a disclosure statement and plan of reorganization in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

"We are still not overly concerned about the effect of the geopolitical concerns on municipals — in our view, the muni market is well insulated," said Barclays strategists.

A state judge ordered the Arizona Legislature to enact a system for funding public school facilities that is constitutional and set a timeframe for compliance.

BDA "strongly supports FINRA and the MSRB remaining independent self-regulatory organizations," Mike Nicholas said. 

Brightline asked S&P to withdraw its rating after the latest downgrade.

Jeffrey Puzzullo is the fourth person to plead guilty in the now-notorious Legacy Cares case.

Ratings analysts have thrown out warning flags about California schools, but a buyside analyst says they are a good investment.

Market technicals should weaken this month in line with seasonal expectations, with estimated redemption capital of $32 billion compared to estimated supply of $41 billion, said Appleton Partners strategists.

Could they affect state lottery-backed bonds?

Washington D.C.'s Chief Financial Officer is backing the city's Attorney General in defying Congressional action aimed at preventing another tax policy decoupling from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority will build a bridge half the size it once planned, providing budgetary savings of $4 billion.