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Rahm Emanuel will back a constitutional amendment to rein in pension benefits while city pension obligation bonds remain in play on a longer timeline.

Henry Beck, an attorney and former lawmaker tapped as the next Maine treasurer, is focused on maintaining the state’s bond ratings.

The downgrade affects $114 million of debt issued for Good Samaritan Hospital, owned by Knox County, Indiana.

The market absorbed a surge in bond issuance, led by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.

Henry Dachowitz, accepting the Midwest award on behalf of the Michigan Finance Authority, said Wayne County avoided bankruptcy and now has a rainy day fund of more than $100 million.

Mike Hall, accepting the Southeast award on behalf of the state of West Virginia, said although the state is often joked about, "Our pension system is strong."

Steve Huser, accepting the Health Care award on behlaf of Advocate Aurora Health, said the $300 million in savings is "Money that we can now use to reinvest in health care delivery."

Jenine Windeshausen, accepting on behalf of the Non-Traditional winner, Placer County PFA, said she was "pleased and proud of our team."

Eric Lieder, accepting the Far West award for the California MFA, said the road show "was one of the more exciting things I've done."

“We have starved our state of a fundamental economic investment and job creator,” said Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

Dale Scott, accepting the award for Small Issuer, Jefferson UHSD, said since teachers can't afford to live in the communities where they teach, schools "cannot attract and retain the best and the brightest."

Brendan Hanlon, Denver CFO, says this deal "wasn't always something that was uniformly thought of as a good idea."

Pat McCoy, of the New York MTA, accepting the Northeast award on behalf of the Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, said, "The MTA is not going away."

Rep. Steve Stivers plans to use the recruiting skills he honed as chair of the House GOP campaign arm to enlist new members of the bipartisan Municipal Finance Caucus in the next Congress.

Richard Li, a public debt specialist for the city of Milwaukee, said too much cybersecurity disclosure can become a road map for hackers.

Richard Gounaud, accused by the SEC of participation in a muni bond "flipping" scheme, claimed the use of the slang term created unfair bias.

Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker will inherit $133.7 billion of unfunded pension liabilities, according to a nonpartisan state commission.

With only a few weeks left in the year, the muni market is poised for a burst of activity, while also looking ahead to what 2019 might bring.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants a second look at the planned L-train shutdown while Sen. Charles Schumer called the authority slow in positive train control.

Labor market “activity declined and momentum remained high in November,” as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) slid to 0.89 from 0.98 in October, the Bank said Tuesday.