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Despite economic headwinds, Texas' sale tax collections continued to grow at a record pace in February.

S&P cut the senior water and sewer bond rating to AA-plus due to fallout from the recent failed attempt to sell Florida's largest utility.

Sources say action on the SEC's proposed exemptive order has slowed, though it could garner attention at next week's conference.

Cash-flow struggles amid sharp tuition revenue declines the past few years placed the Philadelphia private college on the verge of another credit downgrade one year after its rating was dropped into low investment grade territory.

Dan Scholl, head of municipal fixed income at Wilmington Trust, views munis as inefficient and retail oriented. However, he maintains credit has never been better. In managing $5 billion of assets in high-grade SMAs, he finds value in housing, healthcare and IDBs. John Hallacy hosts.

Economists surveyed by IFR Markets expect Friday’s employment report to show a gain of 175,000 jobs in February.

Tourism represents 17% of Hawaii's economy.

It feels like we have stepped into a new virtual reality in the municipal market. Things are not what they appear to be any more.

Daily report for March 05, 2020.

Vallejo, California, benefited from last week's record-low municipal market rates when it finally sold its water revenue bond refunding.

It was a busy day in the primary, as the markets continue to deal with crosscurrents of COVID-19 and election results.

Harvey, Illinois, is trying to reach settlements on legal claims being pursued by bondholders and on overdue Chicago water payments.

Express lanes are the latest target for the anti-toll lawmakers tolls who last year tried to tie the hands of the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority.

Neither the House nor the Senate has publicly said how infrastructure legislation will be paid for.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said markets are wrong to assume that the central bank will cut rates again at the policy meeting in two weeks.

Richard G. Bartow and his son Richard T. Bartow joined the office this week and will focus on K-12 education.

The threat posed by the COVID-19 virus remains a future danger to the economy’s well-being.

The city on Long Island tapped municipal finance veteran Donna Gaden to steer a turnaround following years of structural deficits.

With increasing frequency, taxables are issued with a 10-year par call and as will become clear, they are a good deal for the investors.

Recently elected Mayor Justin Elicker revived an old municipal battle cry with a call for more contributions from Yale University and Yale New Haven Health.