Capital markets

More states and localities moved ahead with infrastructure financings in October, as issuers gained confidence the municipal tax exemption will remain in place.

UBS brings aboard two more muni pros in its quest to fill out its newly revamped public finance business.

The Pennsylvania governor could borrow against tobacco revenues or against profits from the state-run liquor system.

Chicago Public Schools got a boost to BB-minus as the district readies a new money and refunding deal.

Gainesville Regional Utilities received $3 billion in orders for $416 million of tax-exempt bonds.

Fitch returned the South Carolina-owned utility's outlook to stable due to cancellation of the nuclear reactor project.

Legislative leaders say the move will plug a $2.2 billion budget shortage and end a nearly five-month budget impasse.

The House and Senate actions place the ball in the court of Gov. Dannel Malloy, who was sidelined during the negotiations.

Illinois will use the proceeds to pay down some of its $16 billion unpaid bill backlog.

The firm added three veterans to its debt capital markets group to expand its capabilities.

The city's general obligation rating fell to A2 from A1 in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

The state Senate could bring the spending plan up for a vote that could help end a nearly five-month impasse.

The program heads to the Financial Review Commission and the Michigan Finance Authority for approval.

The petition calls the $1.25 billion budget-balancing move unconstitutional.

Analysts will increasingly factor a government's preparation for the impact of global warming, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Treasurer Denise Nappier called for sound bond-cap provisions, full funding of ARCs and adherence to a 2008 pension bond covenant.

It's the utility's first long-term debt issuance since a court ruling that could have credit repercussions for SRP and other public utilities.

Fitch and Kroll both raised Wisconsin's rating to AA-plus.

The primary muni market is set another busy week with $10 billion in new paper, as one deal from Illinois accounts almost half of the negotiated calendar.

BondWave LLC, announced the launch of Effi, a fixed income data warehouse platform aimed at bringing transparency to the marketplace.