The committee aims to craft best practices that would encourage greater use of the "green bond" label.

Texas gave S&P until Oct. 13 to produce documents detailing its development and use of ESG factors in public finance ratings.

John Hallacy talks with Chip Barnett about how fiscal and monetary policy is affecting the municipal bond market. He discusses recent data releases, supply forecasts and the midterm elections and the future of ESG in public finance. (20 minutes)

The bills signed by the California governor include one allocating nearly $1.5 billion to University of California campuses for climate change research.

In a letter a letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Brad Lander said he was concerned the firm's actions don't align with its stated climate commitments.

Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins and others are concerned about politics entering public pension funds.

The taxables are the city's first social bonds, which S&P said are aligned with the International Capital Market Association's Social Bond Principles.

Brad Lander says using municipal bonds could be one way to help move recent immigrants into mainstream society and provide a long-term economic boost to the city.

The capital finance director of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission delivered some biting remarks to states banning underwriters based on political issues.

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg talks about the Bay State's economic recovery, the largest ESG bond deal ever done in the municipal space and special state initiatives such as promoting diversity and inclusion and creating a Baby Bond taskforce. Chip Barnett and Thomas Nocera host. (22 minutes).