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The Chicago Bears unveiled plans for a new domed lakefront stadium they say would cost about $4.7 billion total and involve $900 million in new bond financing.

BNP Paribas' Lindsay Costigan discusses the progress and ongoing challenges for women in the financial sector, her role in pushing for gender parity and diversity in finance, and how critical career decisions at pivotal moments can define success.

The top 10 bond counsels saw some shuffling and welcomed two new entrants, Locke Lord and Ballard Spahr.

School districts, which have been a main driver of debt issuance in Texas, account for 58% of the $17.4 billion of bond requests in Saturday's election.

The mayor's executive budget will now be vetted by the City Council; its leaders say Adams' new spending plan shortchanges library and mental health programs.

UBS' Head of Municipal Trading Doug Vissicchio joins Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk to talk muni shop.

The MSRB is warning investors that the redemption of Build America Bonds under an extraordinary redemption provision could result in losses, especially for those purchased at a premium.

S&P Global Ratings joined Moody's in assigning a negative outlook to its triple-A rating, but a criteria change pushed Fitch's rating of the city up to AAA.

Photos from The Bond Buyer's Texas Public Finance conference.

Recent economic data have shown inflation stubbornly above the Fed's 2% target, putting rate cuts in jeopardy. Lauren Saidel-Baker, an economist with ITR Economics, parses the FOMC meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and takes a look at future policy.

"Each party in this deal benefits in some way," said Seema Mohanty, founder of Mohanty Gargiulo.

The bond plan, a key priority for Mayor Brandon Johnson, will be paid for with revenue gained by letting tax increment financing districts expire.

A state ban on bond underwriters that "boycott" or "discriminate" against the fossil fuel or firearms industries has resulted in fewer banks providing municipal financial products and services.

The top five bond financings have an average dollar volume of more than $1.9 billion.

"Numbers are hard to come by in a comprehensive way, but we do learn the state's budget is targeted at $237 billion," said John Hallacy. "This budget is clearly not a 'caretaker' budget, but one that adds significant spending. The question is how that spending will affect the out-years."

Two rating agencies upgraded Los Angeles Unified School District's bond ahead of multi-billion dollar refunding.

The replacement Hollywood Burbank Airport terminal won't have more gates, but will be less cramped and resolve its noncompliance with FAA safety regulations.

John Fleming is pushing back against a proposal in the state Legislature to change the way the state Bond Commission oversees the issuance of debt by cities, counties and local governments and entities.

Jeffrey Scruggs, Managing Director and Head of Public Sector and Infrastructure Group at Goldman Sachs, sits down with Bond Buyer Executive Editor Lynne Funk on the state of the muni industry.