Investments

Rep. Bill Shuster's infrastructure discussion draft would temporarily raise federal fuels taxes for the ailing Highway Trust Fund while a newly created commission would determine how to ensure its long-term solvency.

The plan for a second tax reform bill is galvanizing municipal market groups to step up lobbying efforts to tout the importance and benefits of munis to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

The University of Illinois at Chicago has launched the Government Finance Research Center.

California’s Infrastructure bank hit the municipal market with a big note offering on Monday, while a New York City Transitional Finance Authority deal was offered to retail buyers.

Governance issues are likely to remain regardless of how Judge Laura Taylor Swain rules on Gov. Ricardo Rosselló's adversary complaint

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allows the city to move ahead with borrowing plans that were placed on hold during its legal fight.

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., suggested he and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., may introduce a bill that would require MSRB to elect public members who represent consumers and are not just retired industry executives.

The California Academy of Sciences refinanced debt used to build its facility.

Wayne County plans to issue the debt, secured with a state intercept, though the Michigan Finance Authority.

Stull will work with a wide variety of issuers, including the Sunshine State’s growing charter school industry.

Kroll says the use of rating ceilings can "subvert fundamental credit analysis."

The big New York City issue was priced for retail investors and a large California note issue was offered to buyers, while municipals turned weaker in secondary trade.

Rudy Salo, a Nixon Peabody partner, discusses whether driverless cars will be a disruptive force in mass transit planning. Keeley Webster hosts.

The debt of New York’s MTA prompted board member David Jones to question whether the authority should have a debt cap.

During the new issue pricing period is when institutions place their orders. Independent advisors and their clients are wise to follow the money.

The Central Basin Municipal Water District was downgraded three notches to Baa1 by Moody's, which assigns a negative outlook.

The Fairfield-Suisun school district will use proceeds to modernize its schools.

Municipals turned weaker on Monday as traders prepared their strategies ahead of the week’s issuance.

S&P Global Ratings boosted Michigan's general obligation bonds to AA from AA-minus.

Rural governments continue to lose economic ground, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.