Munis

Legislation authorizing $1.5 billion of revenue bonds, along with fee and tax hikes, could return for a second try in 2026.

The Kerrville Public Utility Board Public Facility Corp.'s bond sale and acquisition of a state loan for the project is a tale of perseverance.

Moody's cited prospects for reduced operating deficits, generally stable enrollment and strong philanthropic support.

The $6.3 billion all-funds budget was amended in the wake of the Nov. 4 defeat of a property tax rate increase that would have raised $109.5 million in revenue.

Flows into high-yield muni mutual funds had slowed over the past several weeks, and the past two weeks have seen outflows.

The situation is worsening, driven by rising costs and AI revenue risks, the forecast warns.

The project was the Georgia's first revenue-risk P3 and lays the groundwork for future express lane P3s.

The Virginia Port Authority wanted to secure the future of a key container shipping facilty. The result is the Bond Buyer's Southeast Deal of the Year.

The rating agency lowered the outlook to stable on its A-plus rating, saying Pennsylvania didn't do itself many favors in its fiscal 2026 budget season. 

New cost estimates for the repair of tolled Key Bridge in Baltimore, which is already under scrutiny by the Trump administration, indicate the price could be as much as $5.2 billion, more than double the original number.

The massive I-285 East express lanes project in metro Atlanta will be procured in two phases.

Moody's placed a negative outlook on the higher education earlier this year. 2026 looks even more uncertain, according to a new report from the rating agency.

The long-awaited budget closely resembles the governor's original proposal, pared down by just over $1 billion.

Ten winners across five regions and five additional categories will be celebrated Dec. 2 in New York City, where one will be crowned the overall Deal of the Year.

Bank of America provided a letter of credit for Harvard after the Trump administration put it on a list usually reserved for vocational and beauty schools. 

Two House municipal finance caucus members are running for Senate next year.

The Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project had a deadline Friday for bondholder consent to a settlement resolving construction disputes.

Negative rating and outlook revisions for U.S. K-12 public school districts rose markedly from 2024 to 2025, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Rural providers face $137 billion in federal Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

A state audit of the Houston-based HBCU that identified financial issues led the governor to direct state agencies to launch an investigation.