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The bond insurers say the plan to create a wider Public Service Commission would lead to oversight by inexperienced political appointees.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget accounts for lower beverage tax projections by borrowing less for planned infrastructure projects.

Analysts have noticed a definite hesitance of issuers to talk to them one-on-one and blame the MSRB's market advisory warning issuers against revealing material information to select investors.

Mayor Kirk Caldwell's plan to use city money to pay a share of the cash-strapped East Kapolei-to-Ala Moana rail project is already raising objections from at least two members of the City Council, the body that he needs to OK the major policy shift.

Sonoma County voters may be asked this fall to support a massive housing bond aimed at solving a housing crisis exacerbated by the devastating October wildfires.

With parking revenue under fire from services like Uber and Lyft, large airports are turning to technology to make their lots more competitive.

Municipal investors have been supply starved but will get just what the doctor ordered; a nice big dose of supply. The mini surge will feature two billion dollar deals – one of the high grade variety and the other more of a high yield deal. With volatility in the atmosphere and big deals few and far between, investors should jump to grab the paper since who knows when the next big deal is coming.

Lawmakers voted Saturday to chip in more state cash for two of Oregon's signature higher education projects.

While the current economic situation can be called “unique,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco researchers believe the yield curve inverting would signal an upcoming slowdown.

Municipals were sleepy on Monday, typical for the asset class after a quiet trading session on Friday where they outperformed Treasuries; some investors were looking ahead to the upcoming week’s supply, led by a pair of billion dollar deals from California and Oklahoma issuers.

The acquisition by the national giant is the latest in a nonprofit healthcare consolidation wave.

The U.S. services sector expanded at a slower pace in February as the non-manufacturing index fell to 59.5 from 59.9 in January.

The Securities Exchange Commission and the former town attorney for Oyster Bay, N.Y. have agreed to a proposed settlement of SEC charges.

Investors will be rewarded for their patience with the year's biggest weekly issuance calendar, including a deal from the market's No. 1 issuer.

The cost of certification and disclosure requirements over the life of the bonds are cited as potential holdups.

A former Cook County, Ill. board member is replacing leader of tollway agency whose headed to the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority

The state House approved a $22.5 billion general fund budget that relies on fees and tax increases to fund priorities like pension obligations.

Bipartisan bills pending in the House and Senate would allow private activity bonds to be used for state and local government buildings.

North Idaho Rep. Heather Scott's bill to limit repeat bond elections after voters reject them squeaked through the Idaho House on Thursday with a 37-32 vote.

Changes to return assumptions ease short-term budget pressure while lowering funding for the state pension system.