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The sanctions involved eight transactions of Alaska bonds issued in 2015 and FINRA found the firm had inadequate supervisory procedures.

Brian Brewer will be the firm's public finance director following the retirement of longtime manager Keith Kolb.

California is still decades away from prefunding retiree health benefits liability, said State Controller Betty Yee.

Twin Falls County may have an opportunity to bring an event center to the fairgrounds — but voters would have to give it the final OK.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch won a large note sale in the primary sector on Thursday as the market eyes bond yields, which have been on a tear since the beginning of the month.

Activists are pushing the council to submit to voters a large housing bond.

A bond issue that will finance an estimated $11 million in street improvements across the city received the final stamp of approval Wednesday from the City Council.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is making a pitch for capital investment, including a new bonding program.

New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan discusses Mayor Bill de Blasio's second-term goals, how it will cope with uncertainty from Washington, its approach to transit funding and the merits of new city budget director Melanie Hartzog. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

The municipal bond market is focusing its attention on Thursday on rising bond yields a day after the Federal Reserve signaled it could raise interest rates at its next meeting in March.

Construction spending was up 0.7% in December, above the expected 0.5% gain, mainly due to the 0.8% gain in private construction spending.

The overall economy grew for the 105th straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Thursday.

Nonfarm productivity fell 0.1% in the preliminary estimate for the fourth quarter, compared with expectations for a 0.7% gain.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 in the January 27 week to 230,000.

There was no consensus on prospects for a federal infrastructure plan at Wednesday's Bond Buyer event.

Hours after the president announced plans for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, public finance professionals expressed doubt about the plan becoming reality.

While President Trump gets praise for pushing for $1.5 trillion of new infrastructure investment, leaked draft plans for a bill have already raised questions and sparked controversy.

Anna Sarabian specializes in general government, which includes cities, counties and special districts.

Laura Taylor Swain ruled that holding a lien isn't enough at this time to require ordering bond payments be made.

Municipal bond market participants are weighing in on what they think about what President Trump said about infrastructure in his State of the Union address.