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The rating agency cited the state's ample reserves, robust natural resource base and critical role in U.S. strategic interests.

The House now needs to negotiate a final budget resolution with the Senate, whose leaders have said they want to make the TCJA permanent.

A state-by-state review of 2024 yearend issuance in the Midwest.

A state-by-state review of 2024 yearend issuance in the Southwest.

Midwest bond sale volume peaked in the third quarter of 2024.

The Federal government's long-term budget challenges could mean dramatic changes for hospitals and health systems nationwide, derailing the post-COVID credit recovery that helped turn the healthcare sector into the fastest-growing segment of the municipal market in 2024.

The Pasadena Unified School District plans to eliminate 151 full-time employees, including 115 teachers, as it struggles with the fallout from the Eaton Fire.

Muni prices continue to "show relative resilience" despite a nearly record pace of issuance, said Matt Fabian, a partner at Municipal Market Analytics.

They say the reasons the court had given to continue the stay are no longer valid.

Bond lawyers want to make sure their voices are heard as Congress moves toward critical votes on tax policy.

The public finance industry is addressing cyber threats, which became clearer with last year's hack of White Lake Township's bond closing.

Issuers in the eight-state region sold $103.3 billion of bonds last year, with Texas deals accounting for $68.13 billion of the debt.

Last week, "there was no meaningful economic data to digest and yields were slightly lower," said Daryl Clements, a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein.

The unpredictable nature of legislating leads most to holding off on disclosure changes until a bill becomes a law.

Native American Tribes are working their way through Congressional committees looking for support on legislation that would allow the tribes to issue municipal bonds using the same rules as state governments.

Current and former residents of The Harborside, a 329-unit continuing-care retirement community in Port Washington on Long Island's North Shore, are anticipated to receive an initial $6 million distribution after a sale of the facility for $86 million to Chicago-based private equity firm Focus Healthcare Partners, according to a plan approved by a bankruptcy court.

The amount of toll revenue collected between the start date and Jan. 31 is in line with budgeted projections, Jai Patel, MTA's deputy chief financial officer, said.

A state-by-state review of 2024 yearend issuance in the Northeast.

Record issuance spurred by infrastructure needs and election-related concerns.

The muni market produced $512.7 billion of debt issuance in 2024, up 33.1% from $385.1 billion in 2023, according to LSEG data. This surpasses the previous record of $484.6 billion in 2020 by almost $30 billion.