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Municipal bond funds saw $2.086 billion of inflows in the week ended Dec. 22, the Investment Company Institute reported Wednesday after a $2.517 billion inflow the week prior.

Moody's says the coronvirus' economic impact adds to fiscal pressures on several of the state's cities dependent on oil and gas revenue

Lincoln Way school district in suburban Chicago moved further back up the investment grade ladder with a Moody's Investors Service upgrade.

The bi-state agency may face further cuts to its capital program after receiving no funds in the second round of federal coronavirus relief.

The program has drawn comparisons to the Securities and Exchange Commission's MCDC.

The MSRB is planning to overhaul existing rules in 2021, while stakeholders will lobby the SEC for and against reviving a registration exemption for muni advisors.

While way up annually, pending home sales saw its third consecutive month of decline. Elsewhere, the Chicago PMI bested estimates.

The lawsuits concern bond disclosure in South Carolina, a Florida toll bridge default, and the federal water rights fight between Florida and Georgia.

Daily report for December 30, 2020.

The refusal to hear the bond trustee's appeal appears to end the litigation over whether Platte County bears legal responsibility to repay the debt.

While there are no major sales on the calendar for this week, some larger deals from and Texas, California, New Jersey and Colorado issuers are on tap for the first few weeks of 2021.

The Bond Buyer takes a look back and remembers the men and women in the public finance industry who died this year.

Chicago Public Schools will get more than it budgeted for from the federal emergency relief bill; the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority got a bit less.

New York State fiscal control board asks Long Island county to create contingency plan for confronting future deficits as a requirement for its new $3.3 billion budget.

Republican Commissioner Elad Roisman was named SEC acting chair and is unlikely to push any major initiatives in his short time, but he does have a focus on fixed income markets.

Tuesday's decision keeps the trial process rolling along, progress the accused banks were hoping to halt with their appeal.

The housing market continues to shine, showcased by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national index, which climbed 1.4% in October from a month earlier. On an annual basis the national index jumped 8.4% in October, compared with 7.0% in September.

Philip Howard, chairman of nonprofit Common Good, calls on the incoming Biden administration to improve public agencies, schools and hospitals by reducing cumbersome red tape. Paul Burton hosts. (18 minutes)

Daily report for December 29, 2020.

Sheila Patel, chairman of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s asset-management unit, is leaving the $1.8 trillion division.