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Jim Kenney says his plan will boost the city’s pension and reserve levels while avoiding any tax increases.

The market appeared to move after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a rate structure for his graduated state income tax proposal.

Municipal CUSIP requests rose 16.7% in February, signaling possible growth in bond supply.

The fate of three coal-fired power plants located either in or near the Navajo Nation is murky as utilities seek cheaper, cleaner generation.

Trump proposed $8.5 billion in cuts to the Department of Education and another $8.6 billion to the Department of Housing and Urban Development which would bring financial upheaval to school district budgets and public housing authorities.

The groups believe the MSRB cast too wide a net to non-syndicate dealers in its January draft guidance.

Moody's views the ruling positively, but S&P says the court sidestepped the main issue.

Academy Securities has hired muni vet Bill Laverty as managing director and head of its municipal underwriting department.

Bob Spangler and Jim Tricolli say they are sticking with the winning strategy — and staff — established by Chris Hamel.

Consumers’ inflation expectations fell, according to the February Survey of Consumer Expectations, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Monday.

New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, with disparate challenges, set the tone for effective planning, said Kroll.

Municipal bond buyers will see several big deals head their way this week. Taking the top spot is a $654 million deal from the Regents of the University of California to be priced by UBS while Citi is set to price the Lower Colorado River Authority's $370 million offering.

The value of business inventories in December was up 0.6% from November as expected.

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) climbed to 111.15 in February from a downwardly revised 109.34 in January.

Laura Porter has been named head of U.S. Public Finance at Fitch Ratings.

U.S. retail sales stabilized in January after a plunge the prior month that was larger than first reported.

Orrick brings on healthcare finance lawyer Robyn Helmlinger to the firm’s public finance group as a partner, based in San Francisco. She joins the firm from Squire Patton Boggs where she led their healthcare finance initiative.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said interest rates can remain on hold as the U.S. central bank waits to see how conditions abroad evolve.

The board says that the governor appears to be deviating from the approved budget.

For the ninth week in a row, cash rushed into municipal bond funds. Analysts explain why.