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The university heads into the market this week with a mix of tax-exempt, taxable, new money sustainability and refunding bonds

Nominations are live for the 20th Bond Buyer Deal of the Year and the Freda Johnson awards. The application deadline is Tuesday, October 12.

The 2021 Rising Stars discuss their work, hobbies, interests, and their thoughts about the future of the public finance sector. We also link to all the profiles, in case you missed them.

In both states, jobs have recovered past where they were prior to last March when the pandemic hit the U.S.

Texas is fighting the federal government on an expanding front as Gov. Greg Abbott challenges the authority of President Biden on issues of health, civil rights and security.

While the city has a long history of coping with disasters including the Sept. 11 attacks, the COVID-19 pandemic is a work in progress.

The Long Island utility intends to sell electric system general revenue bonds in three tranches.

Cheered by the inclusion of key muni market priorities in tax legislation unveiled over the weekend, muni market advocates must now battle to keep them there.

A larger new-issue calendar greets investors with a lot of cash on hand and strategists expect municipal yields to rise as the calendar builds.

The fund focuses on investment-grade state and local government debt funding sustainable development, including affordable housing, green spaces and hospitals.

If residents become eligible for the government money, it would increase income and spending, providing a lift to the commonwealth's economy.

$2.75 billion is available to build permanent housing for unhoused people, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press conference.

The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks comes as New York City is trying to emerge from a newer crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic.

Refinitiv Lipper reported $1.1 billion of inflows into municipal bond mutual funds, with high-yield falling to $144 million. Even with the lower reported inflows, funds still raked in record billions so far in 2021.

The state prices $2.1 billion for institutions on Tuesday, also the date of the statewide vote on whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The proposed union that would give the two a healthy market position in Illinois comes as federal regulators are stepping up anti-competitive scrutiny of such transactions.

Fitch analysts discussed the relationship between the soveriegn rating and state and local credits.

Four men with City of Industry links were charged after a solar farm project resulted in the alleged theft of $20 million in public funds.

Boston-based Breckinridge will partner with Harrington Cooper to specialize in investment grade fixed-income and ESG integration for investors in the UK, Ireland, Continental Europe and Japan.

Even while he was graduating from law school, Charles Stavitski envisioned a career in public finance.