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Many large schools have already dipped their toes into the taxable bond market, but smaller schools would find it tougher.

The last of the week’s big municipal bond deals came to market on Thursday – both from California issuers – as municipals finished weaker in secondary trading.

Rising debt, legacy costs and challenges from Washington all pose challenges for the New York mayor after winning re-election.

Oklahoma still faces a $215 million budget gap after the state House again failed to pass a revenue measure.

Although New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has invested more than $120 billion in capital improvements since 1982, the pace of investment has not kept up with the need.

The elimination of private activity bonds “would throw gasoline on a housing shortage," said John Chiang, California's treasurer.

Blow-back from the sell-side centered on the proposal's potential to drive up infrastructure financing costs and accelerate the departure of smaller firms from the business.

The Treasury Department Thursday auctioned $15 billion of 30-year bonds with a 2 3/4% coupon at a 2.801% high yield, a price of 98.969630.

The last of the week’s big municipal bond deals came to market on Thursday as municipals wavered in mid-session trade.

MSRB data shows the extent to which alternative trading systems are used in the muni market.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $42 billion 91-day bills and $36 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's advisors worry about the effect of eliminating advance refundings and private activity bonds.

Two triple-A rated states received a D-minus in the pension and OPEB category.

The value of wholesale inventories rose 0.3% in September, unrevised from the 0.3% gain estimated in the advance estimate, while wholesale sales rose 1.3%, data released Thursday by the U.S. Commerce Department showed.

Market participants are waiting for the last major deal of the week to price while also hoping for some clarity on the tax reform situation.

Initial claims U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 10,000 to 239,000 in the November 4 week.

Tax-exempt student loan bonds have saved families $815M over the last 20 years.

Senate Finance Commitee chairman Orrin Hatch's tax proposal will likely be kinder to municipal bonds than the House's bill, but harder on states and localities.

Anthony Felice, Daniel Boyle, and John Martinko, all service-disabled veterans, will take over the day-to-day leadership of the company.

The state reported a small jump in its unfunded burden while its funded ratio saw a sliver of improvement.