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Bond parties said U.S. District Court Judge Laura Taylor Swain's arguments against a claim were wrong on several bases.

Rate hikes appear to be more realistic following this week's hotter-than-expected consumer price index and producer price index data, said Kevin McGuigan, director at Municipal Market Analytics.

S&P put some Iowa school district issues' priority-lien ratings on CreditWatch with negative implications after the General Assembly passed property tax reform.

The $6 billion federal loan for the West Coast bullet train would set a bad precedent, opponents told the Department of Transportation.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton explains why proposals targeting wealth, property, and income taxes matter for municipal credit, and outlines what investors should watch in revenue replacement capacity, reserves, political willingness, and legal security structures.

California municipal advisory stalwart Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates looks to grow regionally as it celebrates 60 years in business.

New research from The Bond Buyer finds reductions in federal funding stand to drastically impact healthcare, local/state governments and other sectors.

The complicated environment has created different outcomes for different parts of the muni market, Hennion & Walsh's James Pruskowski said.

The city commission puts off move to bring the bond referendum to voters.

The authority is also seeking legislation that would allow it to issue revenue bonds backed by $1 billion in annual cap-and-invest revenue.

A federal judge ruled Cook County, Illinois, is liable for contitutional violations of homeowners' rights by stripping them of equity in delinquent tax sales.

While the surface transportation reauthorization remains a work in progress, advocates for high-speed rail travel are exploring the benefits of public private partnerships

Clark Stockton Lord has joined Greenberg Traurig's public finance and infrastructure practice as a shareholder in its Houston office.

Longtime public finance professional Curtis Flowers joined Huntington Securities as managing director in its Houston office.

Yilma worked at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP from 2014 to 2021.

The loss of land to the sea in southern Louisiana over the next few decades places more than 1 million people in harm's way, the academics say.

Although muni valuations became "less compelling" in April from March's highs, Pat Haskell wrote for BlackRock, technical conditions "are likely to provide a degree of support in the months ahead."

Richard Ciccarone spent years developing a method to identify the cost of deferred maintenance and how it fits into a city's fiscal position.

PNC added bankers to its higher education and West Coast teams.

Among the reasons S&P cited for the upgrades are "very high activity levels and long history of favorable enplanement trends."