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Hiring qualified candidates for many positions within state and local governments has reached its worst period in 50 years, panelists at the 116th annual GFOA conference said on Sunday.
June 7
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Republicans, who argue pandemic aid is partly to blame for inflation, have said the large aid packages came with too few guardrails.
June 7
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Since New York legalized the sports gambling industry five months ago, residents of the state have made almost $6 trillion in bets.
June 6
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Gilt-edged Maryland typically helps to guide triple-A yield curves.
June 6
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The selloff in Treasuries and the continued strength of municipals have done their part to richen muni-UST ratios.
June 6
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The COVID-19 pandemic is largely in the rearview mirror for toll roads in Texas, where traffic and revenue are climbing and population growth is fueling demand.
June 6
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The MSRB addressed its controversial request for information during the Government Finance Officers Association’s first live conference in two years.
June 6
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A decades-old policy position on taxable debt and recommendations for issuance of variable-rate debt were among the issues taken up by the GFOA's debt committee.
June 6
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Investors will be greeted Monday with an increase in supply with the new-issue calendar estimated at $6.488 billion, led by $1 billion-plus of GOs from Maryland in the competitive market.
June 3
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Mayor Eric Garcetti emphasized the city’s robust reserves and plans to issue housing bonds to aid efforts to alleviate homelessness.
June 3
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Some observers of Puerto Rico politics are concerned its government continues to avoid fiscal responsibility, ignoring past mistakes that led to the bankruptcy.
June 3
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Local police funds challenging the suburban and downstate police and firefighter pension fund consolidation appealed a court decision that upheld it.
June 3
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The seasonal factors of a supply and demand mismatch, reinvestment needs and strong credit fundamentals, have opened a window of opportunity.
June 3
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The finance director of Aurora, Colorado, takes over as the association's president amid an uncertain post-pandemic landscape.
June 3
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Bryant spent much time working to empower finance departments trying to pull their respective states, cities and localities out of the pitfalls caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 3
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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has filed a proposal to change its fee structure to account for prior year market results in a move that will help the board cover budget shortfalls.
June 2
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High-yield raked in the majority of the flows helped by Nuveen reopening two of its high-yield funds to new investors. Participants remain cautious as macroeconomic effects still hang over the market.
June 2
