Munis

The future is uncertain and population shifts may take decades, but city officials need to start preparing for climate-driven migration now, says a new report.

Through BondLink’s new ESG solution, the system provides investors with updates on an ongoing basis — not just at the time of sale — about the projects selected, their progress and any potential impacts.

The two active municipal bond insurers wrapped $8.176 billion in the first quarter of 2022, a 3.25% decrease from the $8.442 billion of deals done in the first three months of 2021.

Kaufman Hall & Associates, Municipal Capital Markets Group and Montague DeRose & Associates moved up into the top 10.

Steven Washington joined Chapman and Cutler this week as a partner.

Moody's deemed the temporary gas tax holidays implemented in several states credit negative.

High gas prices usually have the biggest effect on leisure travel because drivers take fewer or shorter trips, Fitch Ratings says.

Denver will head to the municipal market next week with its biggest new money general obligation bond sale ever at $366.4 million.

The Fitch Ratings upgrade to A-plus applies to $80 million in debt issued for the University of Portland in Oregon.

Independent municipal advisory firm Sycamore Advisors LLC adds veteran banker and issuer Phil Wasserman as part of its expansion.

Frank DeGuire rejoined Quarles & Brady in Milwaukee this week after working as an in-house corporate attorney.

The long bond on the exempt $955 million tranche have traded stronger in the secondary market since pricing.

The university will decide on a final structure for a $500 million sale that could go as long as 100 years at the time of pricing, which is expected next week.

Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read called off a lottery bond sale planned in 2020 after lottery revenues cratered because of pandemic-related business closures.

By dampening corporate interest in tax incentives, the new global minimum tax would hurt low-income housing and drive up issuer borrowing costs, a group of 29 organizations said in the letter to Yellen.

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement bill,if passed, could wipe out some hesitations for issuers hoping to finance their own marijuana facilities.

Louisiana's Transportation Secretary and the former Assistant to the President for Infrastructure discuss the state of play in the U.S. P3 sector, the impact of the new infrastructure law, and what's in store for the next decade.

Montebello Unified priced a $12.2 million tax-exempt refunding, but didn't execute a planned taxable tranche.

Total March volume was $39.363 billion in 793 deals versus $47.763 billion in 1,218 issues a year earlier but above the $34.363 billion average.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Examinations intends to home in on municipal advisor obligations, transfer agents and municipal issuer disclosures.