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"Stan, as a former CFO and controller within the school system, has considerable insight into the needs of our education clients, and can leverage the full breadth of Stephens' resources to help them realize their goals," Stephens' Leigh Ann Biernat said in a statement.

Public school districts sought bond authorizations in January totaling $469 million, which topped an available state cap of $293.4 million.

Dr. Shawn Wilson, former Louisiana Transportation Secretary, discusses the transformative Calcasieu Bridge project, lessons from public-private partnerships, and how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is reshaping U.S. infrastructure development.

While Texas is forecasting a big budget balance, fiscal boom times are ebbing for it and other Southwest states amid tax cuts and depleted federal funding.

Unfortunately, a vocal minority believes eliminating the longstanding tax exemption on local, state, and municipal bonds is one way to pay for extending tax cuts.

Daily report for January 21, 2025

Sources on the Hill indicate that whatever gets cut will come from that list. But that doesn't mean that everything on the list is going to get cut.

The Los Angeles-area wildfires have sparked a negative rating watch for several credits from Fitch Ratings.

As the Trump administration fills out it cabinet positions, advocates for housing affordability are feeling hopeful but cautious.

The Regents of the University of California leads the negotiated calendar with $2 billion of general revenue refunding bonds.

While the new tax policies should address the state's projected deficit, rating agencies are cautious about the projected revenues and federal spending on Medicaid, which could impact Louisiana.

Fieldman, Rolapp & Co. has acquired Orem, Utah-based municipal advisor G.L. Hicks, a healthcare finance specialist.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Thursday announced the members of its 2025 advisory groups.

Data-driven local governments and other public agencies might sound like a complex subject or something difficult to attain, but that could not be further from the truth.

Among the materials for lawmakers is a new report estimating the tax exemption saves issuers $824 billion through 2035.

New York Mayor Eric Adams, bolstered by lower-than-forecast spending on migrants, proposed a $114.5 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

The muni market saw a record $507.585 billion of debt issued in 2024, up 31.8% from $385.061 billion in 2023, according to LSEG data. 

The top 10 advisors accounted for $249.421 billion of par or 59.3% of the total issuance with municipal advisors.

New York boasts four of the top 10 issuers, followed by California with two and one a piece for Florida, Massachusetts, Washington and New Jersey.

With losses expected to be measured in the tens or hundreds of billions, the municipal finance industry begins to take stock of the Los Angeles-area wildfires.