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New York mayoral candidate and former police detective Bo Dietl explains how he would make city government more effective if elected, with such initiatives as zero-based budgeting, CompStat metrics throughout all departments and reduced rates-of-return assumptions for the pension funds. Hosted by Paul Burton.

BDA is bolstering its federal legislative and regulatory policy staff.

Pension pre-funding dropped to 68% in fiscal 2016 compared to an average of 75% the year before.

MSRB worries about "pennying," "filtering," bank loans, pricing

Ned Flynn, a municipal banker for more than 30 years, passed away unexpectedly on Monday night.

Chicago relying on savings from new securitization borrowing program to help balance 2018 books.

Municipal bonds finished mixed in trading on Wednesday as issuers in New York and Massachusetts came to market.

S&P Global Ratings assigned negative outlooks to the five special purpose districts due to flood damage.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer cited pension fund gains while challenger Michel Faulkner said the incumbent doesn't stand up to mayor Bill de Blasio's spending.

The Garden City Commission approved an ordinance adopting the Sports of the World project plan for the STAR Bond Development District, as well as financing to develop it.

A destructive hurricane season caused significant disruptions along the Gulf Coast and the southeastern United States but businesses remained optimistic about growth over the medium term, the latest Federal Reserve Beige Book survey showed Wednesday.

Municipal bonds were trading mixed at mid-session as issuers in New York and Massachusetts hit the market with several big bond deals.

Moody’s lowered Niagara Falls’ general obligation debt to Baa3 from Baa2.

Voters in New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District, N.D., approved a 20-year bond for structural repairs and air quality improvements Tuesday in a special election.

The utility in Gainesville will use bond proceeds to buy a privately owned plant to exit an above-market power purchase agreement.

W. Glenn Opel, chair of Bracewell LLP’s public finance department has been elected to the board of directors of the American College of Bond Counsel, the firm announced on Tuesday.

The municipal bond market will see large deals from the Northeast on Wednesday as issuers in New York and Massachusetts are set to offer bonds.

Senate consideration is next as Pennsylvania winds through the fourth month of its budget stalemate.

The pace of housing starts fell by 4.7% to a 1.127 million seasonally adjusted annual rate in September.

President Trump said Tuesday that he has winnowed the number of candidates for the next Fed chair, including potentially reappointing Janet Yellen.