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Neveu works in Butler Snow’s New Orleans office and has represented different issuers while focusing on affordable housing finance.

Political support lagged strong private interest in a potential privatization deal for the St. Louis airport.

Huntington Beach approved a resolution to refinance up to $436 million of public employee pension debt with pension obligation bonds.

Martin Arrick, a managing director at S&P Ratings and its longtime not-for-profit healthcare group leader, will retire on Jan. 15.

The governor is pushing for $3B of bonding to tackle what he called the nation’s most aggressive program for reducing risks posed by climate change.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released its annual Risk Monitoring and Examinations Priorities letter Thursday.

As interest in climate change and its impact on munis have both skyrocketed, data and research providers hope to move the needle further on those issues for the muni investment world.

American Triple I Partners named Carlton Byrd as head of capital formation and investor relations.

Many investors are positioning for the late cycle, according to guest Robert Waldner Jr., CFA , chief strategist and head of macro research at Invesco. He points to the demise of the Phillips curve; the Fed thinking in "real" terms, and a gradual increase in yields on the long end. He also discusses the appeal to global clients of taxable municipals. John Hallacy hosts.

The authority is making an investor push ahead of two upcoming deals.

It's been a few weeks since the market has seen "normal" issuance, but investor demand picked up right where it left off before the holidays.

Swain allowed ERS bondholders' other lines of argument to continue.

The top three spots in the rankings did not change year-over-year but there were plenty of place changes in the rest of the top 10

The top municipal issuers easily surpassed their issuance totals from 2018 year, with $400.51 billion in 10,582 transactions in 2019 compared to $320.35 billion in 8,549 deals the year before. California regained control of the throne after coming in third in 2018.

The top muni underwriters accounted for $406.51 billion in 10,582 transactions in 2019 compared to $320.35 billion in 8,549 deals in 2018. There was only one change in the top five year-over-year but spots six through 10 saw three changes. Barclays and Stifel both had big improvements in the rankings, while Raymond James dropped the most.

Despite opposition to tolls, Louisiana completed its P3 agreement with Plenary Infrastructure to build the Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel Replacement Project.

On Monday there was a magnitude 5.7 earthquake Monday and Tuesday a 6.4 earthquake was followed by a 5.6 earthquake and multiple smaller aftershocks.

The Palmyra-Eagle Area School District says it will run out of operating funds in the next school year.

Four large competitive deals stole the show on Tuesday, including New Jersey's first general obligation sale in a little more than three years.

The new law gives school districts more power to deny charter applications, a credit positive for school districts and existing charter schools, Moody's says.