Capital markets

Only weeks after Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a fiscal 2018 budget, the state has a new round of fiscal crises.

Vivian Altman will be responsible for banking, strategic planning, coordinating execution with underwriting and sales,

S&P analysts assigned a negative outlook to Mason County, Wash. in addition to a one-notch downgrade.

The agency keeps its AA-minus rating while calling the commonwealth less resilient.

Chicago's new borrowing entity brings $575 million of sales tax securitization bonds to market this week.

As lawmakers worked over the details of tax tax legislation, municipal market participants prepared to embark on what may be a record-setting week for issuance.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority says its deal pricing Tuesday could be up to $347 million.

The possibility of the municipal market losing both advance refundings and private activity bonds brought a spike in issuance that's likely to extend into December.

The bonds for Florida’s Brightline train project are rated BB-minus by Fitch.

“Strengthened” financing agreements for the KFC Yum! Center debt, including longer taxpayer support, resulted in higher ratings.

Westchester County’s triple-A rating may be at risk if the large New York suburban municipality fails to establish permanent revenue streams, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Moody's Investors Service cited fund balance discipline as it upgraded Burlington to A2.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority’s senior bonds won one-notch upgrades from Moody’s Investor Service and S&P Global Ratings.

The Long Island Power Authority received a rating reward for debt restructuring that includes several securitization deals.

Tom Enright and Rick Hursh are managing directors of the firm’s new capital markets office in Indianapolis.

Illinois follows up its $6 billion of October borrowing with $750 million of new money GOs.

Houston hits the market with more certainty about its pensions but less about the tax-exempt market.

Muni volume gets a boost during the Thanksgiving holiday week as one of the nation's biggest issuers comes to market with a type of deal that may be banned after this year under pending tax reform legislation.

The commonwealth's investor conference struck an upbeat tone, thanks to its Boston economic growth and an oversubscribed bond sale.

The Illinois Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority's direct rating link to the state government was costly.