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The Port of Seattle, operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, joined the crowded airport bond airspace to get a refunding deal done.

The muni market is in the "doldrums of August," SWBC's Chris Brigati said.

The airport authority plans to price $362 million in airport revenue bonds next week, buoyed by a new positive outlook from Moody's Ratings.

In 2015, the SEC brought a complaint against Brogdon, alleging fraudulent conduct.

The latest Moody's downgrades to the district's general obligation and lease obligation debt affect $847 million of outstanding bonds.

A student housing facility in Orlando seems to be struggling financially while one in Tampa seems to be prospering.

Munis are in a holding pattern, NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan said, and they're likely to remain so until the next FOMC meeting.

The outlook revision to negative from stable for the system's revenue bond ratings was spurred by expense-increasing moves in the fiscal 2027 budget.

Revenue from the 0.4% tax would be earmarked for debt service and operating funding for a jail to replace the county's troubled detention facility.

A new bill would increase the capacity of state and local housing finance agencies to issue tax-free municipal housing bonds by exempting them from the PAB cap.

Electronic trading brings science to the art of municipal bond investing, one portfolio manager says. 

Moody's Ratings and Fitch Ratings both lifted their rating outlooks to positive on the San Francisco Unified School District.

As the Nebraska nonprofit Boys Town began construction on its $300 million bond-financed hospital expansion, several Boys Town employees were arrested and charged with child abuse.

NYC's final budget did enough for KBRA to bring its rating outlook on New York City back up to stable.

Munis are in a summer lull, waiting to see if CPI data will prompt the FOMC to hike rates, according to Cooper Howard, director of fixed income strategy at Schwab.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Ashlee Gabrysch, formerly senior director at Fitch Ratings, to serve as chief financial officer.

Activist groups say the approval process for a $5.8 billion lease-back bond for a joint venture steel plant has been too secretive.

As the level and delivery of infrastructure funding becomes increasingly uncertain and political, proponents of a national infrastructure bank are making their case.

The industry-shaping inductees helped shape the laws, practices, institutions and analytical approaches that underpin municipal finance, while building legacies that extend beyond individual deals and organizations.

Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest class of Rising Stars, who will be honored at an awards dinner in Chicago on Sept. 14-15, 2026.