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Secondary trading picked up somewhat while the new-issue market saw a large amount of taxables in the negotiated space while Pennsylvania competitively sold $470 million of general obligation bonds.

A proposed financial transaction tax in aimed at bolstering tax revenues could cost the state Wall Street business, analysts warn.

With its ratings intact as it navigates the pandemic's impact, the large Illinois system is issuing new money and refunding bonds

Potential fiscal fallout from the police killing of George Floyd and the pandemic's economic strains brought a negative outlook to the city's AAA S&P rating.

Kelly Mitchell wants to solidify existing NAST initiatives in the coming year, such as expanding 529 college savings plans.

The move by New York's mayor could precede more citywide action in the absence of federal rescue aid or state-authorized long-term borrowing.

Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, doesn’t yet have enough support in the Republican-controlled Senate to win confirmation, said Sen. John Thune, the chamber’s No. 2 GOP leader.

Billions of public funds have been spent cleaning up the bay, but two lawsuits say those efforts are endangered because the EPA failed to do its job.

Congress should pass legislation that would allow Home Loan banks to backstop deposits by local governments at commercial banks and lower the cost of bond financing, two mayors argue.

With Congress gridlocked over the coronavirus rescure package, the nation's largest trasit authority may have to look for other options.

This deal is designed to expand MarketAxess’ existing municipal bond trading solution for global institutional investor and dealer clients, the firm said.

Daily report for September 16, 2020.

The Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority may issue $250 million of tax-exempt capital fund modernization program refunding bonds the week of Sept. 28.

The governors in Oregon and California point out that climate change has exacerbated the conditions that start and accelerate wildfires.

Declines are attributed to the pandemic and were highest among first-year students, report says.

Former Rep. Joe Crowley, D- NY., said fellow Democrats need to get on board with using public-private partnerships as a way to pay for infrastructure.

The city's full-court press on investors includes a webinar to replace pre-COVID-19 investor luncheons and one-on-one calls ahead of the $1.24 billion deal.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, the Democratic co-chair of the caucus, described the package as “a common-sense framework."

With a need to replenish inventories, experts expect the manufacturing recovery to continue.

With its new policy framework in place, the Fed will decide how it can use its tools more aggressively and effectively to achieve its primary goal of increasing jobs and wage growth through a more robust economic rebound.