Munis

Variable-rate debt, tender option bonds and even prepaid gas bonds may stage a comeback in the current market, panelists at a GFOA conference said.

Cybercrime, inflation and more severe storms are among the increased risk factors confronting colleges and universities in the Southeast.

Any new legislation should fit the "unique" nature of the municipal bond market, Sanchez said.

The Internal Revenue Service has closed its examination of Burlington's taxable Qualified School Construction Bonds with no change after requesting a use of proceeds earlier this year

MSU must find a new president after friction between board members and the president hired in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandals led to his resignation.

The status allows the firm to assign the label to bonds based on a review of a project's adherence to the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme.

Texas university lands in the Permian Basin, which face a potential EPA crackdown, generated $2.124 billion for the Permanent University Fund in fiscal 2022.

Luisella "Sella" Perri has wide experience in the public finance arena, with a focus on federal tax laws and regulations related to tax-exempt financings.

The municipal dealer community supports market transparency. The proposal before Congress, however, is poorly conceived, has few if any market supporters, and has the potential to be very expensive.

A Rhode Island GO deal pricing next week includes $100 million for public schools; a measure on the ballot in November would authorize $250 million more.

An audience poll during the National Association of Bond Lawyers' Workshop indicated that offering and disclosure fraud were among the highest concerns for the muni market.

Issuers should expect to see an increased presence of IRS agents as the service's Tax-Exempt Bond office completes a round of hiring and the IRS budget grows.

The Minnesota municipal bond vet will continue his focus on charter school finance in Florida.

The credit outlook on individual credits in Florida is mixed as the first reports of damage from the hurricane start filtering in.

Partisan politics is playing a larger role in public finance, flaring up into bickering more often than in the past.

While October is typically a busy issuance month, 2022 is not shaping up to be as more issuers are sidelined by volatility. The primary market will see another light calendar in the holiday-shortened week.

The Sherwood school district in northwest Oregon had its issuer rating downgraded to A3 from A1 by Moody's Investors Service.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's intends to spend $45.5 million over the course of FY2023.

Opponents of Oklahoma Turnpike extensions are calling for limits on the agency's ability to issue bonds and raise tolls.

Triple-A yields rose more than three-quarters of a point on the front end and nearly half a point out long in September as munis posted 3.84% losses.