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Potential buyers besides Emory University include Georgia-based health systems, other proton therapy operators and private equity firms.

While fixed-spread tenders may be a novelty for tax-exempt bonds, they have been around for over 40 years for corporate bonds.

Terance Walsh, a 2025 Bond Buyer rising star, was named a partner by Nixon Peabody. 

An Indiana bill would address some concerns that were raised around 2025's Senate Enrolled Act 1, which created questions about local government credit quality.

The ratings agency revises the outlook to negative

Supply should be "well-received, given strong inflows and the increase in reinvestment capital for the new month," said Chris Brigati, managing director and CIO at SWBC, and Ryan Riffe, senior vice president of capital markets at the firm.

"This would be an unnecessary change that would be difficult to administer and comply with and which would severely limit municipal entity choice," the Bond Dealers of America said in a comment letter.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has chosen Assistant Finance Commissioner Steven Mahr as the city's acting chief financial officer, two sources confirmed.

The government plans to use surplus funds from fiscal years 2022 to 2024 to fund the payments.

Native American Tribes are working from a disadvantage in bond sales due to Securities and Exchange Commission regulations that force them to register public market issuances, which raises costs.

Jeff Swiatek joins as CFO as the Texas toll road is looking to invest in the Austin-San Antonio corridor.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton analyzes how varied state funding priorities and overall charter school support, shifting enrollment patterns, policy uncertainty, charter renewal risk,  and varied pension practices affect charter school bond security—and outlines what issuers, advisors and investors should be communicating to the market.

The push for a Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan comes as opponents call for a full review of the railway over concerns about oil spills.

Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson formed a Senate subcommittee to investigate the Los Angeles fires at the request of Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.

Moody's Ratings downgraded Parkview Health System's revenue bond rating one notch, to A1 from Aa3, on Friday. It also revised the outlook to stable.

The market is well-positioned for February, after January's near-record tax-exempt supply, said J.P. Morgan strategists led by Peter DeGroot.

"I was in banking for a long time and this gives me a chance to support the market from another angle," said Rob Dailey.

The White House releases a report that leans into ending state income tax while tax experts question the math used to make the case.

Issuance was $34.308 billion in 471 issues, down 7.2% year-over-year from $36.982 billion across 536 transactions in 2025. However, this was the third-highest monthly figure for January and above the month's 10-year average of $29.699 billion

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's ability to finish projects on budget will become more crucial as federal, state and economic pressures mount.