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The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the public corporation that missed a deadline Monday to announce a restructuring plan, had a mixed first half of its fiscal year.

The task force leading Missouri’s efforts to keep the St. Louis has hired Columbia Capital Management LLC for advice on stadium financing issues.

Kansas surpassed its revenue forecast for February by $22 million, bolstering Gov. Sam Brownback's position that tax cuts are leading to economic growth.

The market saw a flurry of new deals Wednesday, with California’s $1.9 billion GOs leading the way for negotiated deals. Maryland’s combined $822.7 million was the biggest competitive transaction.

Congress is not likely to pass a long-term transportation funding bill or tax reform legislation of any kind until 2017, after the presidential election, lobbyists said at the National Municipal Bond Summit earlier this week.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its underlying rating to AA-minus from A-plus on North Texas Health Facilities Development Corp.'s $91.4 million series 2007 bonds, issued for United Regional Health Care System.

The Denver suburb of Littleton can no longer use tax-increment financing or eminent domain without voter approval after passage of a ballot initiative March 3.

Independent Budget Office estimates of New York City's surpluses over five years exceed those of Mayor Bill de Blasio, said director Ronnie Lowenstein.

Phoenix voters will consider a plan to fund $33 billion of transportation programs through 2050 with a 0.72-cent sales tax.

Moody's Investors Service said it has upgraded the town of Irondequoit, N.Y.'s $13.8 million of outstanding general obligation debt to Aa3 from A1.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has raised its long-term rating on the town of Middletown, Del.'s general obligation bonds to A-plus from BBB-plus.

The Village Center Community Development District in Florida said Monday that it disagrees with two Internal Revenue Service notices that asserted that the district's bonds are taxable.

A group opposing C's planned passenger train service says its economic analysis questions the viability of the project.

Economic expansion continued across the country from early January through mid-February, according to the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, released Wednesday.

This week’s commentary starts with a review of Lumesis’ DIVER Geo Scores, highlighting the strongest and weakest states.

Officials from Nebraska’s largest cities urged lawmakers not to put “Goldman Sachs ahead of the common citizen” by advancing a bill that would favor bondholders over pensioners in the event of a bankruptcy.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its rating on El Paso, Texas' municipal draining utility system bonds outstanding to AA-plus from AA.