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Gov. John Bel Edwards has called lawmakers to the capitol on May 22 to deal with the budget deficit.

The municipal bond market welcomed Pennsylvania’s big competitive sale and the Grand Parkway negotiated deal from Texas on Wednesday.

Strategies range from flexible pricing structures with taxable and tax-exempt bonds to public-private partnerships.

Industrial production grew 0.7% in April, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday as Capacity utilization rose to 78.0.

Activity in the region’s service sector grew at a solid clip, according to firms responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s May 2018 Business Leaders Survey.

April housing starts fell by 3.7% to a 1.287 million annual rate.

The municipal industry must broaden its involvement to include the significant cost of infrastructure itself as a consistent element of its analysis and services.

The Independent Budget Office said state mandates are putting a burden on New York City finances.

Twenty-two states have not issued any bonds to boost the amount of money available from their clean or drinking water state revolving funds, according to the National Resources Defense Council.

The university will issue $72 million of general revenue bonds in a negotiated sale Thursday.

As a wave of new municipal bond deals swept into the market, munis weakened in secondary action.

New Jersey lawmakers want to complete sports gambling legalization to get new revenue for the state government and debt-ridden Atlantic City.

Transportation lobbyists and researchers discussing surface transportation finance during an Infrastructure Week webcast were unanimous in saying that Congress should lift the general prohibition on tolling interstate highways.

Seattle-based icons Amazon and Starbucks are among those criticizing the tax.

David Hitchcock, managing director at S&P Global Ratings, talks about codifying financial practices in bond covenants and the changes in approach to ratings in priority-lien tax revenue debt. He also looks at the latest state trends. John Hallacy hosts.

Spokane Public Schools officials are exploring the possibility of placing a major bond measure on the November ballot that would move up the timetable for building three new middle schools and replacing three others.

The district is promoting structural protections and fiscal gains as it prepares to go to market with a $260 million refunding.

If New York State legalizes marijuana, New York City could see as much as $336 million annually in new tax revenue.

With only Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenging their thoughts, Fed nominees Richard Clarida and Michelle Bowman are likely to win approval from the Senate Banking Committee.

While the Federal Open Market Committee will raise interest rates a total of three or four times this year, interest rates will remain low by historical standards.