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President Trump's infrastructure plan, detailed for reporters by a White House official this weekend, will expand the eligibility of tax-exempt private activity bonds.

The Virgin Islands would create a matching funds rum tax bond to be sold to the U.S. Treasury.

Texas municipal bond volume shrink in 2017 after two years of record volume, but muni market players are positioning for growth.

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said he won't ask county voters to fund the system.

The municipal market is starving for supply and it will remain that way with another meager weak of issuance, while investors keep their cash on the sidelines amid ongoing equity volatility.

Harvey, Illinois can ill afford higher pension contributions as it's yet to make good on defaulted bond payments.

The Conservative Enterprise Institute sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Puerto Rico’s economy in December was 13.3% less active than it had been in August, a report said.

Gross city product rose only 1.2% in the fourth quarter. according to the city's comptroller.

Citing public safety and community support, city officials will move forward with exploring options, including a bond measure, to pay for burying overhead power lines.

Laredo ISD trustees decided Thursday night to float a $150 million bond that would pay for a new Cigarroa Middle School.

The Detroit-based university will sell $120 million in general revenue bonds.

Still dusting themselves off from last year’s budget chaos, Gov. Dannel Malloy and Connecticut lawmakers reconvene to grasp a glaring transportation fund crisis.

Municipal bond buyers looking for deals will again have to be satisfied with a smaller-than-average calendar for next week.

Wholesale inventories increased 0.4% in December, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Wholesale sales rose 1.2%.

The group wants to retool itself to reflect significant changes in the analyst community, as well as to lay the foundation for the next generation of muni analysts.

Congress has enacted four short-term continuing resolutions since the Oct. 1 start of the 2018 fiscal year, putting a strain on state and local budgets.

As the Baby Boom generation retires, economic growth may slow and fiscal deficits could grow, complicating monetary policy, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George said late Thursday.

In the week ended Feb. 8, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.98% from 3.94% the previous week.

Muni pros said the move by U.S. Bank to reorganize is a sign of the times, driven by regulations, technology, and legislation.