Government finance

State agencies are also holding $2.3 billion of bills that can’t be paid until lawmakers approve appropriations, the state comptroller said.

New York City Councilmember Daniel Dromm will take over as Chair of the finance committee, assuming a key role in budget negotiations with the mayor’s office.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority has fallen short of making its full state reimbursement for the Hawai'i Convention Center for the past two years.

St. Louis is moving closer to borrowing to help finance upgrades the arena that hosts the Blues hockey team.

Treasurer John Schroder took office Tuesday saying he will push for overhauling the state’s tax system.

With rates trending higher, the county still hopes an advance refunding will save water and sewer ratepayers $68 million.

The developer's transformational plan relies on roughly $250 million of bond financing.

Puerto Rico’s government announced it would pay its annual Christmas bonus to workers this year.

The bond proceeds and matching federal funds mean Illinois will pay off $8.5 billion of bills.

A study says tolls on existing Interstates could make up for the loss of fuel tax revenue caused by more efficient vehicles.

The referendum asks voters in Mecklenburg County, N.C.’s to approve bonds for schools.

Royal Oak Township had been under the agreement since 2014.

The loan is the sixth approved for the district in 2017.

The Northeast Women in Public Finance will present this year's Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance to Carole Brown and Julie Morrone at The Bond Buyer's Deal of the Year ceremony on Dec. 6 in New York City.

Cash and other resources comfortably exceed its potential liabilities, according to he Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.

Comptroller Susana Mendoza wants lawmakers to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Debt Transparency Act.

Illinois' break in budget gridlock and tax hikes help market digest bonds.

The securitization bond program is up for council vote this week, with plans to reach the market by late November.

The state will sell $1.5 billion of GOs competitively on Oct. 17.

Chicago hopes to get into the market by year's end with the first of up to $3 billion of refunding under new credit.