The ISS ESG Muni QualityScore was previously designed for the buy- and sell-side, but it has expanded its offerings to issuers with datasets focused on their specific locations.

Proceeds of the taxable business-tax backed special obligation revenue bonds will pay down federal debt the state accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic for unemployment insurance costs.

More frequent and extreme rainfall can produce amounts of stormwater runoff the city’s infrastructure was never designed to capture.

Lawmakers approved the first $500 million for the program as a trailer bill to the fiscal 2023 budget. Bonds may be used to fill the gap.

The Supreme Court’s ruling stripped the EPA of its ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, but analysts say utilities are unlikely to feel immediate credit impacts; in some cases, it may ease credit pressures.

Changing federal policies toward hurricane aid may change these events' credit impacts.

Siebert's Suzanne Shank and Bill Thompson have joined with NBA veteran player Chris Webber in a new program launched by New York State to fund the growth of the cannabis industry that eliminates barriers for equitable participation.

The state has led the way on environmental policies and spent billions on housing, but significant challenges mean its ESG scores aren't that great.

State Treasurer Riley Moore is among of a group of GOP state officials challenging ESG efforts he calls “coercive capitalism.”

Disclosure around ESG-related risk factors to credit as well as for ESG-labeled bonds remains a mixed landscape that reflects the heterogenous nature of the muni market itself.

From disclosure to issuance labels, the Chicago finance team is shaping ESG practices that are top of mind for municipal market.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s visiting scholar Lourdes Germán will use the board’s data to help research ESG trends in public finance, including the impact of ESG on the secondary market.

After a deal fell apart last year amid controversy over private prisons, the state returns with new underwriters and a traditional municipal finance structure.

Dave Erdman has become one of the top issuer voices in the public finance community. As he heads off this summer into the private sector, Erdman reflects on his time on the GFOA's influential debt committee. Caitlin Devitt hosts. (14 minutes)

The laws raise borrowing costs for issuers and limit the distribution networks, according to a study.

Bridger Aerospace plans to sell $160 million in unrated taxable revenue bonds, with a verified sustainability designation, through conduit Gallatin County.

NOAA predicts six to 10 hurricanes and expects that between three and six of those will be classified as major storms in categories three to five.