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North Carolina's triple-A ratings were affirmed ahead of plans to sell up to $506 million in general obligation and limited obligation bonds.

"I've never seen this level of hand wringing at the issuer level," said Matt Boles, managing director at RBC Capital Markets.

Higher interest rates are keeping arbitrage on the playing field as issuers try to play by the rules and still come out ahead.

Brandon Johnson released his $16.6 billion 2026 budget last week. The budget calls for new revenue sources, but avoids property tax hikes.

The first part of exclusive research from The Bond Buyer finds that most industry optimists say funding needs will be met sometime after 2035.

"It shows the chairman's understanding of the practical realities of firms...," Peter Chan, a partner at Baker McKenzie said.

Cities are responding to a state directive to remove symbols on crosswalks and other so-called distractions or risk losing state and federal funding.

The case challenges Oklahoma's authority to collect income taxes from Native Americans who live and work on tribal reservations.

The Roosevelt Institute rolled out a new report on munis revealing the latest trends in public finance along with critiques and recommendations for alternative ways to fund infrastructure.

The county agreed to pay an additional $828 million to victims of childhood sexual abuse who sued under a 2019 state law that raised the statute of limitations for such cases.

Photos from The Bond Buyer's 2025 Infrastructure conference.

The bill was a response to a charter school fraud that took the state for $400 million, but Gov. Gavin Newsom said the proposed reforms were too expensive.