Infrastructure

Mayor Adrian Perkins put the bond proposals before the City Council and asked for a vote on a special April 24 election on four bond referendums.

“I couldn’t be more pleased to learn that Alabama will be the new home to the United States Space Command," said Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.

The new Democratic Senate majority makes the path to enacting muni-friendly policy easier than it has been for years.

A new policy framework supports “enhanced bond financing incentives that can be used to improve water quality and reduce other environmental stressors.”

John Hallacy, founder of John Hallacy Consulting LLC, talks about the most important opportunities and challenges the municipal bond market will face in 2021. He gives his estimate on where muni volume may be headed, discusses the possibility of a federal infrastructure program and talks about what to expect under a Biden Administration. Chip Barnett hosts. (Recorded Dec. 22; 22 minutes)

After one of the worst sell-offs in municipal market history as COVID-19 began its rampage in March, the market rebounded to set the all-time record.

The bi-state agency may face further cuts to its capital program after receiving no funds in the second round of federal coronavirus relief.

The president-elect takes a much more expansively realistic view on the synergistic relationship between infrastructure investment and the middle class.

Sources see ways to get more investment in infrastructure with municipal bond provisions, but bipartisanship will be essential.

Fitch Ratings upgraded bonds supporting the Maryland light-rail transit project after the sides reached an agreement that protects bondholders.