Economy

Sound Transit says it can continue to collect taxes approved by its own voters in 2016 until bonds it backs are repaid.

Proposition CC, which would have repealed the revenue cap built into Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights, promised to help fund three of the state's most notably underfunded buckets: K-12 education, higher education and transportation infrastructure.

The repeal will help states and cities move forward with bonding and future projects, especially as spring construction season is around the corner.

Most observers were skeptical, even as markets rallied after President Trump said a trade deal with China is close.

In the late stages of the longest economic expansion since World War II, the current cycle is uncharted territory, according to a report from RBC Wealth Management.

AmeriVet Securities has hired Francis McKenna to be its executive director of public finance.

Carmen Taveras is the agency's first chief of real estate, economic development, and transit-oriented development

Moody's Investors Service raised the outlook to positive from stable on Palomar Health's junk-rated revenue bonds and investment grade general obligation debt.

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority board meetings and procurements are on hold as it fights a state law to abolish the authority.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton seemed noncommittal on a proposed exemptive order for municipal advisors.

The minutes of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting may offer perspective on the holding pattern for rates.

LIPA's $820 million capital plan for 2020 includes $559.7 million of bonds.

President Donald Trump invited Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell to meet at the White House with him and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, with few details released.

But survey of 550 MWBE firms finds minority- and women-owned firms still face barriers to competition.

Though enforcement cases slightly decreased this past year, lawyers say the Securities and Exchange Commission is just as aggressive as ever.

With the holiday shopping season near, Friday's retail sales numbers left it to interpretation whether consumers are ready to spend.

The question of how to pay for the governor's $21 billion, 10-year transportation bill points to the political third rail of highway tolls.

P3 players are turning to smaller projects and taking on more partners, industry insiders told a Bond Buyer conference.

The $1 billion bi-state agreement includes building a wider bridge over the Potomac and adding tolled express lanes.

After management and physicians from both health systems worked to provide a merger recommendation, the UnityPoint Health board “failed to embrace the vision."