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Moody's revised Cook County, Illinois' outlook to positive ahead of its mix of sales tax-backed and general obligation bond deals.
August 8
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New Jersey and Illinois have the lowest state bond ratings. But all three states have been ramping up pension contributions, according to S&P Global Ratings.
August 8
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Incumbent Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. will face Sen. Kurt Vialet in a gubernatorial general election in November.
August 8
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Consumer expectations for U.S. inflation over the coming years declined sharply in the latest survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
August 8
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The controversial Chapter 313 program's property tax breaks will not be offered after Dec. 31, 2022.
August 8
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States and localities are in line for clean energy funding, some of which builds on grant programs in the bipartisan infrastructure law.
August 8
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Frank Hoadley retired in 2013 after 25 years as Wisconsin's capital finance director during which he built a reputation as a standard bearer of state debt management.
August 5
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Investors will be greeted Monday with an increase in supply with the new-issue calendar estimated at $5.941 billion, up from total sales of $1.700 billion.
August 5
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Expected voter turnout for the midterm election will likely compel other cities to join Ontario, California, in placing tax and bond measures on November's ballot.
August 5
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Political infighting ahead of November's local elections have left the finances of the state's capital in disarray and show no signs of abatement.
August 5
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The indictment of Wanda Vázquez is the latest in a series of corruption charges against Puerto Rico politicians over the last 18 months.
August 5
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Issuers praised the bill's climate provisions while muni market participants said it's unlikely to significantly hurt demand for tax-exempt paper.
August 5
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The Federal Reserve is committed to cooling inflation and needs to raise interest rates to a little above 4% to ease demand, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said.
August 4
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Oklahoma's first utility securitization bond deal related to 2021's Winter Storm Uri continued to attract criticism from a state regulator who called for an independent review.
August 4
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Investors poured $1.094 billion into municipal bond mutual funds in the latest week, versus the $236.491 million of inflows the week prior. It marks only the second time this year inflows eclipsed $1 billion.
August 4
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Officials are aiming by fall to finalize a bond exchange offer that would restructure general obligation bonds and resolve a legal dispute with bondholders.
August 4
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Sen. Pat Toomey is again demanding transparency by the Federal Reserve after learning the central bank withheld documents he and other Republicans sought related to former Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin during her confirmation fight.
August 4
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The sudden passing of Walorski and two of her staffers has left municipal market advocates and politicians stunned.
August 4
