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Hunt Memorial Hospital District's distressed finances led to downgrades to Ba3 by Moody's Ratings and B-plus by S&P Global Ratings, with both giving it a negative outlook.

President Trump's move to take over the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department by deploying the National Guard is spawning a request to Congress to establish a security fund that could also be used for infrastructure improvements.

Medicaid cuts and tariffs are expected to pressure already struggling small rural and urban hospitals, including 18 in California that borrowed from the state.

Daily report for August 15, 2025

The latest inflation report — the producer price index — threw a monkey wrench into expectations for a big rate cut next month, according to some economists, may put into question any easing in September.

Would-be underwriters of the general obligation bonds will be able to see where they've been ranked among all the bids, and to improve their bid accordingly.

The president's authority to withhold already appropriated federal funds has been the focus of dozens of lawsuits, including from cities and states.

The ruling by a state judge comes in a lawsuit that pointed to unequal access by public school districts to local property taxes and bonds.

The grants allow governments to scan their transportation assets for potential public-private partnerships.

The resignation of the troubled mass transit system's CEO gives MARTA an opportunity to improve operations and to select projects to focus on.

Daily report for August 14, 2025

Muni performance is likely to recover during the second half of the year, said Cooper Howard, a fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab.

Through June 30, BAM insured 11 transactions with par of $100 million or more, with four more deals coming since then, the company said.

Auditor General Frank Mautino said the delay was due largely to $1.2 billion erroneously collected from pharmaceutical companies that had to be addressed.

Veteran banker Tim Kelly will give Baird's higher education and non-profit sectors a national reach.

The $137,500 fine for allegedly violating MSRB Rule G-27 was part of a $275,000 total fine imposed.

With Chicago-area transit's fiscal cliff looming, the area's transit agencies are searching for revenue fixes and prepping for two key milestones this fall.

Daily report for August 13, 2025

The rating agency cited the MTA's congestion pricing program, ridership recovery, healthy liquidity levels, and continued state support for the higher rating.

"The combination of stronger core and softer headline readings has left some traders struggling for direction," said Daniela Sabin Hathorn, senior market analyst at Capital.com. "There is a reason to be both bullish and bearish depending on which CPI reading you wish to focus on."