Investments

Intermountain Power Agency's bond sale comes after Utah lawmakers tweaked a state law to address concerns about its impact on the agency's outstanding debt.

After Minnesota's second-largest healthcare employer was downgraded by rating agencies, the Minnesota Nurses Association took aim at Allina Health's board.

Supply ramps up this week to an estimated $13.361 billion, with several billion-dollar pricings on tap.

Florida will use its own cash, not from a refunding bond, to buy up to $500 million of bonds tendered.

Pension analysts are calling for higher contributions even as financial conditions improve.

The board has requested comment on additional disclosures that state and local governments would need to provide in financial statements but faces a long timeline for implementation.

Votes on Amendment A, which would have allowed excess income tax revenue earmarked for public education to flow into the state budget, will not be counted.

The top 10 saw some shifts again.

PFM takes the top spot.

NYC TFA tops the list.

As the underwriter landscape changes, so does the competitive market.

Houston and other Texas cities face financial pressure caused by weather disasters, public safety salaries and pensions, or capped property tax collections.

Municipal triple-A yield curves played catch up to USTs Friday to close out a week of more mixed economic data that has economists constantly reevaluating their Federal Reserve policy expectations with little consensus.

Municipal bond insurers wrapped $28.921 billion in the first three quarters 2024, a 26.8% increase from the $22.814 billion insured in the first three quarters of 2023, according to LSEG data.

Analysts remain divided about what the stronger-than-expected consumer price index will mean for Federal Reserve policymakers since the Fed appears to be concentrating on the labor market.

Local governments that were in Hurricane Milton's path, however, will face significant credit challenges, Moody's said.

The Equitable School Revolving Fund will have 90 loans outstanding to charter schools across 23 states.

Data from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board indicates that trade volume may stay high after a consistent third quarter.

Chicago's City Council deferred a vote on a $1.5 billion bond measure.

The $80 million bond deal will build a ballpark for the Chattanooga Lookouts that city officials say will revitalize a neighorhood.