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The Chicago-based organization is more than a quarter century old and intent on growing.
March 8
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Emily Brock, director of the federal liaison center at the Government Finance Officers Association, takes time out to talk with Chip Barnett at The Bond Buyer’s National Outlook Conference about infrastructure spending. She also looks at the possibility of Congress approving the return of tax-exempt advance refundings and the SEC and MSRB’s focus on issuers ESG disclosures. (17 minutes)
March 8
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The lawsuits challenge the procedures the NFL used to move the San Diego Chargers to Los Angeles.
March 7
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As municipals continue to underperform the moves in U.S. Treasuries, current ratios are attractive and present a buying opportunity.
March 7
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A group of bondholders and bond insurers also submitted on Sunday a statement opposing the teachers’ request for stay.
March 7
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The Eastern Transportation Coalition's report highlights concerns about privacy, trucking and rural drivers.
March 7
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“Many states are reporting revenue surpluses and rebounding economies, in part as a result of federal aid to state governments.”
March 7
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Oklahoma is not alone in struggling to fund repairs for aging dams, a $20 billion problem nationwide according to a 2019 study.
March 7
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The White House is rejecting Republican demands to split up its nominees to the Federal Reserve, with President Biden’s spokeswoman telling GOP lawmakers to show up and vote no on Sarah Bloom Raskin rather than further stalling consideration.
March 4
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Market volatility has risen significantly, particularly in the last several weeks, with daily Treasury yield swings of 10 basis points or more becoming the norm with municipals struggling to stabilize.
March 4
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The teachers are trying to prevent enactment on March 15.
March 4
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The low-interest federal loans will complete financing packages for Virginia's express lane extension outside Washington D.C. and Maryland’s Purple Line light rail project.
March 4
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Forty-one of the state's 115 school districts are floating bond measures or seeking tax levy increases.
March 4
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The City Council on Wednesday began the first of a series of hearings on Mayor Eric Adams' $98.5 billion preliminary fiscal 2023 budget.
March 4
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ETFs pulled in just more than $2 billion in February while muni mutual funds saw $8.5 billion of outflows.
March 4
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said the central bank should increase interest rates to close to its “neutral” setting this year, implying as many as seven quarter-point hikes.
March 4
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Moody's raised the Chicago Board of Education's rating by one notch to Ba2.
March 4
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Green bond issuance may offer no pricing benefit to issuers, but observers have noticed that the process of issuing a green bond often leads to an expanded investor base.
March 4
