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New York City First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan discusses Mayor Bill de Blasio's second-term goals, how it will cope with uncertainty from Washington, its approach to transit funding and the merits of new city budget director Melanie Hartzog. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

The municipal bond market is focusing its attention on Thursday on rising bond yields a day after the Federal Reserve signaled it could raise interest rates at its next meeting in March.

There was no consensus on prospects for a federal infrastructure plan at Wednesday's Bond Buyer event.

Hours after the president announced plans for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, public finance professionals expressed doubt about the plan becoming reality.

While President Trump gets praise for pushing for $1.5 trillion of new infrastructure investment, leaked draft plans for a bill have already raised questions and sparked controversy.

Anna Sarabian specializes in general government, which includes cities, counties and special districts.

Laura Taylor Swain ruled that holding a lien isn't enough at this time to require ordering bond payments be made.

Municipal bond market participants are weighing in on what they think about what President Trump said about infrastructure in his State of the Union address.

An Illinois lawmaker has filed a bill that would authorize the massive borrowing.

Moody's placed $975 million of the university's long-term debt on review for downgrade.

Historically, the vast majority of state and local government series securities were purchased for advanced refunding escrows until tax-exempt advance refundings were banned after 2017.

Legal experts and county officials believe the online retail giant wasn’t swayed by the Alabama county’s Chapter 9 case or its ongoing appeal.

Municipal bond volume evaporated in January, as the market felt the aftereffect of federal tax legislation that pulled issuance forward into 2017.

Municipal bond market participants are weighing in on President Trump's call for infrastructure financing in his State of the Union address.

It will take some time to see how both tax reform and infrastructure makes an impression on the muni market, said panelists at The Bond Buyer's National Outlook 2018 Conference.

The Ardmore City Schools board of education voted to hold a special election for a bond issue to fund several construction projects.

The second time was the charm for the Wessington Springs School Board.

Northeastern Local Schools will go back on the ballot May 8 to ask voters to approve new buildings that will cost more than $117 million.

Moody's revised its outlook on Connecticut's capital to developing from negative, pending the city's application for a state workout program.

Municipal bond market participants await details of President Trump’s plans for infrastructure spending.