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The Philadelphia School District’s planned transition back to local control after 16 years of state control could add credit pressure the city’s 13 charter schools, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Bills look to tackle local governments' $18.8 billion pension and retirement health care unfunded liability,

With a $2.4 billion modernization of Newark Liberty International Airport already taking flight, an urban planning group wants the airport to spread its wings further with a large-scale infrastructure project.

The University of Michigan's preliminary December consumer sentiment index reading was 96.8, compared to the final November 98.5 and the preliminary November 97.8, according to market sources.

The value of wholesale inventories fell 0.5% in October, revised down from the 0.4% decline in the advance estimate, while wholesale sales saw a 0.7% increase, data released Friday by the U.S. Commerce Department showed.

The municipal bond market was one again looking at an above-average calendar for next week, with negotiated supply alone coming in at over $17 billion.

Bank loan documents often have corporate tax gross-up provisions.

Non-farm payrolls rose 228,000 in November and were up 221,000 for private jobs alone, both ahead of expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday.

WASHINGTON -- Nonfarm payrolls rose 228,000 in November and were up 221,000 for private jobs alone, both ahead of expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday.

Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health will combine operations under a new name and new Chicago headquarters.

“When our residents think of municipal finance, they don’t think of civic engagement,” said Cambridge city manager Louis DePasquale. “But we’ve really worked hard to make a change on that, and now they do.”

Paul Brandley and Michael Abramo of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority accept the Northeast Deal of the Year for the country's first tax-exempt sustainability bonds.

Before being named the 2017 Deal of the Year, Kaiser Permanente’s Thomas Meier accepts the Healthcare award for the company’s $4.2 billion record-breaking transaction.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dropped to 3.90% from 3.99% last week.

Missoula, Mont. chief administrative officer Dale Bickell called the deal the most complicated he's ever been a part of, one he's "proud will provide benefit to my hometown long after it's forgotten."

After its $300 million deal “almost blew up”, Bay Area Toll Authority pulled off its awarding-winning transaction in six weeks, said CFO Brian Mayhew when accepting the award.

The strong revenue numbers are a sign of a strengthening economic rebound, said Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller.

John Hackbarth CFO of Owensboro Health talks about the Southeast Deal of the Year being 25-times oversubscribed, which drove down the cost of borrowing.

Scott Mahaffey, Chairman of Fort Worth Transportation Authority, accepts the Southwest Deal of the Year award for a project that “has been on our books for 20 years.”

The act gives the federal government flexibility in how to deal with Puerto Rico, the department said in answering a challenge by Aurelius Capital.