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The El Paso County Hospital District is evaluating options, including other debt proposals, to address capacity constraints at its facilities.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's proposed budget would forgo an inflation-formula-based property tax hike and make supplemental contributions to the city's pension funds.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's intends to spend $45.5 million over the course of FY2023.

Daily report for October 04, 2022

The committee aims to craft best practices that would encourage greater use of the "green bond" label.

Munis open October firmer, underperforming a UST rally, but September closed out the month with 3.84% losses — the single largest monthly loss since September 2008.

Missouri and Iowa closed out fiscal 2022 with balances that paved the way for tax cuts.

Opponents of Oklahoma Turnpike extensions are calling for limits on the agency's ability to issue bonds and raise tolls.

Inadequate public governance drives up the costs of U.S. transit projects, Eno Center for Transportation said in a report.

Daily report for October 03, 2022

Friday's action brings the state's outlook to positive with all four major credit rating agencies.

Triple-A yields rose more than three-quarters of a point on the front end and nearly half a point out long in September as munis posted 3.84% losses.

Baby bonds provide a long-term remedy by fostering upward mobility, while current anti-poverty measures do not, according to panelist Scott Winship.

Goldstone will stay on as a special advisor to the mayor.

The stopgap funding bill provides $4.5 billion of disaster recovery aid for New Mexico, Florida, Puerto Rico and more.

"All of you who are looking for a pivot, be careful what you wish for," the chief economic adviser at Allianz SE and Gramercy Funds chairman said.

For the first three quarters, total issuance sits at $308.440 billion, down from $361.932 billion in 2021. Taxables are down 48.0% to $45.724 billion from $87.979 billion.

Legislation requiring standardized financial disclosure from issuers is attached to a must-pass defense bill, which narrows the window to fight the measure.

"It will take time for the full effect of tighter financial conditions to work through different sectors and to bring inflation down," Brainard said. "Monetary policy will need to be restrictive for some time to have confidence that inflation is moving back to target."

Recent court decisions have the potential to up the ante in lawsuits accusing major banks of manipulating the variable-rate market.