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In the coming year, we'll find out if public pension disclosure and transparency have improved enough to protect municipal bond investors.

Four teams of University of Chicago public policy students presented their answer to the challenge: What can the city do to create a thriving downtown?

The top 10 advisors accounted for $59.412 billion of par.

Construction problems and cost overruns for a bond-backed project pushed the company into a pre-negotiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy. 

Muni yields may "continue to stay elevated due to supply and demand factors," rather than concerns over credit quality, said Cooper Howard, a fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab.

To close a $1 billion budget hole, Mayor Karen Bass would merge some departments and lay off more than 1,600 city workers.

FINRA fined three individuals a total of $40,000, a settlement document shows

As the municipal bond community rallies around protecting the tax-exempt status of munis, alternative viewpoints emerge for why it should be eliminated.

The FHWA said it would start withholding project funds from Manhattan next month and later expand to other areas if the state refuses to halt its tolling program.

Legislation signed into law will place $500 million of general obligation bonds and a constitutional amendment for economic development districts on the ballot.