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The latest retail report released Friday encapsulates the rebound its made the last three months.

Whether Democrats regain control of the Senate may be the most crucial question for the municipal finance sector in this year’s November election.

Slow utility responses triggered legal action and calls for changes ranging from carrot-and-stick contracting agreements to a municipal takeover of Con Edison.

SIFMA said Friday it had filed suit in Federal court in Washington D.C. asking the court to vacate the SEC’s Temporary Conditional Exemption.

It's still insufficient for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority and other struggling issuers, according to Reinvent Albany.

The pandemic presents new challenges to regulators examining municipal advisor firms.

A lot is at stake for the public finance industry in this fall's elections, in addition to the Fed's involvement in the municipal market. Bond Buyer editors Lynne Funk and Kyle Glazier discuss the climate in Washington. (10 minutes)

Daily report for August 14, 2020.

The authority's issue will also provide new money to help finance renovations at the state's historic capitol building in Lansing.

Federal Judge Mark Cohen formally closed out the lawsuit between the two utilities and Jacksonville after a term sheet was posted settling the litigation.

Municipals were steady on Thursday a day after turning weaker for the first time in almost two months. Refinitiv Lipper reported $2.3 billion of inflows.

The picture remains grim for the U.S. labor market as it attempts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, even though fresh initial jobless claims fell to under a million for the first time since March.

Hector Matos brings years of experience as a Texas school finance expert and Citigroup banker to Raymond James' new San Antonio office, the firm said.

State and local governments would lay off an additional 1.5 million to 2 million workers if that happens, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

State lawmakers closed a $1.2 billion budget hole during a 15-hour special session, but they may need to return in the absence of federal coronavirus aid.

The fund has a target size of $250 million and will target minority- and women-owned business enterprises to maximize social impact.

Investing in 'social' bonds is becoming more commonplace in municipals. Anand Kesavan, CEO of Equitable Facilities Fund, talks about its drive to help charter schools' funding, and its social, racial and equitable diversity of investments. Lynne Funk, Bond Buyer Innovation Editor hosts. (24 min)

Daily report for August 13, 2020.

Huntington says the Michigan team that came over from Hilltop has experience covering local school districts and governments as well as the state.

The state's highest court unanimously ruled that a law Gov. Phil Murphy spearheaded to authorize up to $9.9 billion of bonds is constitutional.