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Repeal of the health mandate would increase healthcare costs for state and local governments.

If Congress passes the pending tax bills, BABs and more than $85B of mandatory federal programs would be jeopardized.

Approximately $900 million of costs would be financed through sales tax revenue bonds.

Voters' decision to dissolve the Dallas County Schools transportation agency is positive for holders of the agency's junk-rated bonds but negative for noteholders, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The biggest share of the funds, $31 billion, would be used to rebuild homes.

Competitive sales from the states of Washington and Wisconsin and negotiated deals from New York and Illinois issuers dominated Tuesday’s new issue slate.

The repayment of $80 million in lease-backed debt remains entangled in the standoff.

Portland,Ore.-area voters won't see a transit and road bond measure on their ballots in 2018.

Budget secretary Benjamin Barnes' latest revenue estimate comes two weeks after lawmakers passed a $41.3 billion biennial spending plan.

The Pasco school bond vote remains too close to call.

Daryl Clements, Portfolio Manager of Alliance Bernstein, discusses strategies for sound performance in tobacco, healthcare, senior living, and stressed entity bonds. He focuses on the importance of spreads to relative value. In the wrap up, he focuses on the benefits of active versus passive management. Hosted by John Hallacy.

Houston's outlook from Moody's Investors Service was boosted to stable from negative.

Chicago officials want to highlight the distinctions between the highly rated new securitization and the city's general obligation bonds.

More transparent communication on monetary policy intentions is effective and probably here to stay, according to four of the world’s most-powerful central bankers.

In a rare public admission of frustration, Janet Yellen chided fellow Federal Reserve policy makers who breach the carefully nurtured collegiality of the bank by staking out policy positions before bothering to hearing the views of their colleagues.

Public school systems will face financial tests if the state seeks to reduce school aid or increase pension contributions, according to S&P.

Writing off soft inflation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President and CEO Raphael Bostic believes gradual rate increases will remain appropriate for the “next couple of years,” but tax reform "could move the needle."

Issuers of conduit debt would lose their primary purpose if Congress eliminates private activity bonds.

Competitive sales from the states of Washington and Wisconsin and negotiated deals from New York and Illinois issuers dominated Tuesday’s new issue slate.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $50 billion of four-week bills at a 1.045% high yield, a price of 99.918722.