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A Dallas school bus agency fell to a junk bond rating as a potential default neared.

NEWMARKET, N.H. -- An assistant attorney general has found the Newmarket School District in violation of electioneering laws in relation to the $38.9 million bond approved by voters in March to renovate the Junior-Senior High School. The complainant said he is "undecided" on whether he will take further action regarding the vote.

An ABA group warns tax regulators the proposed political subdivision rules could hurt many existing bond issuers.

The Municipal Forum of New York presented special awards to five public finance leaders and a student at its annual fund-raising dinner on Wednesday night in Manhattan. Money raised at the dinner is used to support the Urban Leadership Fellows internship program.

Maine's governor and treasurer reached an accord to enable a June transaction to proceed.

The Municipal Forum of New York honored six at a gala fundraising dinner in Manhattan on Wednesday night.

A federal judge dismissed two lawsuits that attempted to block All Aboard Florida’s use of bonds.

Conservative groups press Trump to adhere to fiscal principles in infrastructure funding, while Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. says Congress may have to wait until 2018 to take up any proposals.

The Illinois Senate President warned that disaster looms if historic gridlock doesn't end soon.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $15 billion of 30-year bonds with a 3% coupon at a 3.050% high yield, a price of 99.021791.

MBIA Inc. said first quarter profit of its U.S. public finance business fell as premiums from refunding transactions declined.

Growth in public pension spending drives financial stress in public higher education, a report says.

A plan to fully fund the California State Teachers’ Retirement System will be tough for some districts.

Municipal bonds were trading mixed at midday as the last of the week’s hefty supply was coming to market.

The Federal Reserve is on track to begin unwinding its balance sheet this year or next, although U.S. central bankers are not in a rush to tighten and will take care to ensure their actions don’t trigger disruptions that harm the global economy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

Municipal bond traders will be looking to see the last of the week’s hefty new issue slate come to market on Thursday.

Initial claims for jobless benefits, after seasonal adjustment, declined 2,000 to 236,000 instead of rising as the consensus expected in the May 6 week. Claims the previous week had gone down an unrevised 19,000. Before adjustment, claims in the current week rose 3,732.

The producer price index exceeded expectations in April as interest rates, hotel rooms, cigarettes and gasoline rose, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings