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MSRB Chief Education Officer Ritta McLaughlin will be the fifth senior official to leave the MSRB in the last couple of months.

The general obligation bond measure would allocate $9 billion to K-12 schools and $6 billion to the state's universities and community colleges.

Market demand for the high yields offered by riskier paper is pulling such credits into the market, Municipal Market Analytics says.

Bondholders' hopes of getting more than 13 cents on the dollar depend on rulings in various legal proceedings.

Competitive issues dominated Wednesday’s calendar with issuers from Nevada, Texas and New Jersey leading the pack.

The sections pertaining to public finance can be implemented immediately.

Though many participants were pleased with changes the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has proposed for its fair dealing guidance, some worried about new compliance expectations.

The Florida Department of Transportation filed motions with an appellate court challenging the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority’s lower-court wins.

Green bonds and taxables dominate the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's $620 million sale.

A large calendar this week should spark high demand, market participants say.

Spending and economic strains loom as challenges for the state government, S&P Global Ratings’ Carol Spain said in a recent presentation.

The wild card part of this case is whether the justices decide to take an expansive look back on early 20th century decisions known as the Insular Cases and rule on the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens living in territories outside the 50 states.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is targeting voter-approved bond funding to tackle lead remediation projects at schools throughout the state.

The deal allows the university to shed a master trust indenture and concentrate its debt under the University of Nebraska Facilities Corp.

The proposed transition regulation addresses the possibility that such a modification of a debt instrument, derivative, or other financial contract could be a taxable transaction for federal income tax purposes or could result in other tax consequences.

Janna Chernetz, a senior policy analyst at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, discusses how New Jersey Transit is working to fix the myriad of budgetary challenges that are facing the nation's third-busiest public transportation system. Andrew Coen hosts.

Variables related to other post-employment benefit liabilities jeopardize core services in the tri-state area, said the Manhattan Institute.

Most of the deal from Connecticut's largest city will be taxable, with the lion's share going to a pension fund.

Ongoing state intervention will mute any policy impacts stemming from the resignation of a mayor who pleaded guilty to embezzling from a youth sports group.

The Supreme Court let a lower court decision stand that may mean bondholders will get 100 cents on the dollar instead of 13 cents on $3.2 billion of bonds.