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The municipal bond market saw billions in new supply hit the screens on Tuesday, led by big competitive bond deals from the states of Georgia and Massachusetts and a competitive note sale from a New York issuer. Municipal bond prices were steady in quiet trading at mid-session.

New York State tax revenue is below projections in the new fiscal year after a sluggish May.

John Rhea, former head of the New York City Housing Authority, has joined Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. as president of its corporate finance and capital markets division, the firm announced on Tuesday.

A Katy ISD, Texas, committee has finished crafting a bond referendum proposal worth about $609.2 million that will soon be presented to the district's board of trustees to be approved for a place on the ballot of November's elections.

Former New York State Assemblyman Jerry Kremer visits The Bond Buyer and shares insight from his days as a lawmaker clashing with former Gov. Mario Cuomo and how a new free college tuition program spearheaded by current Gov. Andrew Cuomo will impact higher education. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

S&P Global Ratings has placed its AA-plus general obligation (GO) rating, AA appropriation rating, and A-plus moral obligation rating on the state of Alaska's debt on CreditWatch with negative implications.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $20 billion of 364-day bills at a 1.215% high yield, a price of 98.771500.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $35 billion of four-week bills at a 0.850% high yield, a price of 99.933889.

As we await details on the president’s infrastructure program, the best approach is to study up on the alternatives -- and be patient.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Las Cruces city councilors on Monday turned down a proposal to send a three-project, $10 million package of General Obligation bonds to voters in a November election.

A remark by Gov. Andrew Cuomo could reinvigorate discussion about New York City congestion pricing.

The Austin, Texas, school board early Tuesday morning approved 40 bond projects totaling $990 million, but delayed the actual vote for calling for a November bond election until next week.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- As bad as the city's finances are, every little bit helps. And a little bit of help is coming in the form of a $50,000 franchise fee to install cellular antennas on light poles.

While he would prefer if Congress raised Treasury's borrowing limit before its August break, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a televised interview, even if a deal is not reached, the government will be "fine" until they return in September.

The Chicago Public Schools paid a punishing yield on short-term state grant anticipation notes.

Unfunded liabilities will still pester Pennsylvania, Moody's says

Municipal bond traders are getting ready to see lots of new deals hit the market on Tuesday, with several large competitive sales coming from issuers in Georgia and Massachusetts.

The U.S. current account deficit widened for the third straight quarter to $116.8 billion in the first quarter from a revised $114.0 billion gap in the previous quarter, the Commerce Department said.

The region's non-manufacturing sector “continued to expand,” at a faster pace, as the general business conditions index increased to 33.6 in June from 25.6 in May, this month's Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report on Business, released Tuesday, indicates.

Low interest rates raise issues about financial stability and policymakers must take heed, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Tuesday.