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Trade and geopolitical disruption will likely consume much of the policy narrative the rest of this week.

The Hudson River city reports making headway trimming a more than $13 million general fund deficit that sent it into junk bond status nearly four years ago.

At least 48 school districts across the state are seeking bonds or budget limit override measures, including 26 in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix and its suburbs.

As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee cut the fed funds rate target 25 basis points to a range of 1.50% to 1.75%.

Dealer groups believe that some sections of the proposed amended guidance such as complex financing and disclosure standards would add complexity to the rule.

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez's misgivings about rate increases threaten to upend the $8 billion restructuring plan, a lawyer for unsecured creditors told the bankruptcy court.

No matter who wins the presidency next year, the urgency around public infrastructure renewal and replacement will remain.

The board overseeing the Jacksonville-owned municipal electric, water, and sewer utility plans to decide by March if JEA should be be privatized.

Municipal Market Analytics warned that climate change may pose the biggest threat to municipal bond credits over the next decade.

Andrew Rein president of the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton why New York City voters on Nov. 5 should vote yes on ballot Question 4, which calls for a dedicated rainy-day fund. The state must also approve the change.

Tuesday saw bond sales come and go, the day before the Fed is expected to cut interest rates.

Politicians are reacting to public frustration about wildfires and planned electricity outages.

The authority was tapped to help facilitate funding from the state’s $125 million Library Construction Act.

Although the funding would not directly fund capital projects that are financed by bond issuances, the money would provide a new level of assurance for port authorities that projects which are fundamental to their continued operation will be completed expeditiously.

Though the market may view Chicago's budget as heading in the right direction, relying on the state is a gamble that's a concern for aldermen, too.

Consumer confidence remained high even after a dip this month, and a rate cut by the Federal Reserve could send it higher.

G. Scott Rafshoon, a veteran expert in P3s, has been hired as a partner in Squire Patton Boggs’ Atlanta office.

Optimistic investment assumptions are the primary cause of public-sector pension plan underfunding, according to a report by Hilltop Securities.

Kim Slaughter, a national senior transportation consultant at HNTB, examines the importance of managing mass transit customer expectations. Andrew Coen and Paul Burton host.

Baker McKenzie created a new group to integrate regulation and enforcement in a move to align with the Securities and Exchange Commission's practices.