News and Information from Bond Buyer

When Wisconsin priced $253.755 million of GO refunding bonds on July 23, it was the state's second forward delivery deal in recent months.

The Omaha City Council approved placing a $333.4 million GO bond deal on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Grant programs give the administration a degree of control over which projects get funded, similar to earmarks.

This week's new-issue calendar will be "outsized," said Anders S. Persson, Nuveen's chief investment officer for global fixed-income, and Daniel J. Close, Nuveen's head of municipals.

Tim Walz will be joining Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket, bringing issues such as infrastructure investment, the child tax credit and his work in public schools front and center.

The Build America Bureau is poised to release awards for its asset concession program and preliminary guidelines for value-for-money analysis, two key P3 programs authorized under the IIJA.

The amendments to MSRB rule A-12 on registration would cause bank dealers to disclose associated persons, the same requirements that currently apply to non-bank dealers.

Vikram Rai of Wells Fargo is dubious of some widely-held assumptions.

The July 31 arrest of Eduardo Ramos, who submitted his resignation July 23, was not related to his job, according to the school system.

Dr. Morteza Farajian, executive director of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau, discusses the bureau's pipeline of P3 projects, including new authority for airports, and the timeline for the bureau to release key P3 program guidelines and awards. Senior infrastructure reporter Caitlin Devitt hosts.

The bankruptcy saga of Mercy Hospital continues, with trustee Computershare Trust filing a notice about the distribution of cash to bondholders.

The states and others are pushing back against studies showing adverse financial effects from laws that punish banks for their fossil fuel and firearm policies.

The bond parties and the Oversight Board are now arguing over the meaning of the word "account."

Litigants in a case challenging San Jose's validation of proposed pension bonds will have to wait another month to hear if the high court will review an appeals court ruling.

Higher education is facing serious headwinds, and many leaders within the sector see P3s as an avenue for innovation and efficient operation.

"Decelerating or slowing economic growth has sparked a classic flight-to-quality trade with short-term Treasuries being the prime beneficiary," said Gary Pzegeo, head of fixed-income at CIBC Private Wealth U.S.

Data shows the average bids per competitive sale is up noticeably over the past few quarters, Justin Marlowe said, rising to 8.5 bids in Q1 2024 from 6.1 bids in Q1 2022.

LIPA's prepares to go to market with new leadership as it prepares to decide on its next power supply management services provider.

All eyes now turn to the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting where the Fed is expected to cut rates, but market participants are mixed on whether it will be a 25- or 50-basis-point cut.

The Palisades Tunnel project and phase two of the Hudson River Ground Stabilization project will officially begin later this year.