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Research from The Bond Buyer finds that political will is the strongest impediment or asset to the growth of P3 activity across the U.S.

Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania, also grappling with the stresses facing many smaller schools, downscaled its sports program to NCAA Division III.

June redemptions are $44.4 billion. July and August will see $37.7 billion and $38.4 billion returned, respectively, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.

Municipal finance professionals surveyed by The Bond Buyer said unrealistic revenue projections were the top driver of problems for public-private partnership deals.

Huntington Securities has hired Shai Markowicz, a veteran of Citi and Morgan Stanley, as managing director and head of project finance.

New data from The Bond Buyer finds more than half of respondents agreed that private sector partners stand to benefit the most from the increased use of P3s.

Research from The Bond Buyer finds a majority of muni pros predict public-private partnership volume to moderately increase over the next few years.

S&P put some Iowa school district issues' priority-lien ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications after the General Assembly passed property tax reform.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton explains why proposals targeting wealth, property, and income taxes matter for municipal credit, and outlines what investors should watch in revenue replacement capacity, reserves, political willingness, and legal security structures.

New research from The Bond Buyer finds reductions in federal funding stand to drastically impact healthcare, local/state governments and other sectors.

The loss of land to the sea in southern Louisiana over the next few decades places more than 1 million people in harm's way, the academics say.

Among the reasons S&P cited for the upgrades are "very high activity levels and long history of favorable enplanement trends."

The Bond Buyer will honor a fifth class of inductees into its Hall of Fame of municipal finance, alongside its 11th annual class of Rising Stars, at the close of its Infrastructure event in Chicago on September 15.

New findings from The Bond Buyer show that outside of advisors and broker-dealers, appetites for risk decreased to a greater degree than they increased.

New research from The Bond Buyer finds the federal policy environment once again threatens the tax-exempt status for municipal bonds.

The rating agency cited an improving governance profile, which incorporates a trend of budgetary reserve fund maintenance and increasing pension contributions.

Spirit's ceasing operations after a failed $500 million bailout comes as the airport sector remains resilient despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, with spreads compressing compared to other transportation sectors despite rising fuel costs, Barclays strategists said.

The ratings agency cited the school's compressed operating margins in recent years.

Moody's Ratings revised Missouri's outlook to negative from stable, citing a large structural deficit that will push fund balances below its Aaa-rated peers.

Saint Michael's College was downgraded to B3 from B1, as Moody's cited growing expenses and lower revenues.