Munis

The lack of inclusion of the muni market's priorities in the reconciliation framework sends a strong signal they're unlikely to be included in the final legislation.

The $162 million tax-exempt new money deal is bolstered by two ratings upgrades and analysts say it will generate a lot of investor interest on Wednesday.

The fast pace of the Democratic negotiations may act in muni market's favor.

Goldman Sachs has joined three other top bond underwriters that haven't done Texas deals under a state law targeting firms with perceived anti-gun policies.

The case may turn on whether the SEC’s temporary order is capable of repetition and evading review.

Borrowers are enjoying the strongest market in decades while investors are forced to take what they can get.

The departure of Maryland's second-longest serving state treasurer will leave a void in the public finance community.

Green bonds and ESG are making it difficult for muni issuers to understand what to disclose and when.

“That's a big loss to me personally and to the commission,” SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said Wednesday.

Environmental, social and governance factors are gaining importance in the muni industry.

Kutak Rock will open a law office in Tallahassee next month, to be staffed with 10 hires from Hopping Green & Sams.

The $1.27 billion Ohio River Crossing toll bridge between Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana, will bring new jobs and boost the region's economy, officials say.

Congress has until Halloween to reach not only a deal on a bipartisan infrastructure bill, but also a reconciliation deal. Without both, key muni priorities could vanish, says GFOA lobbyist.

The knock-on effects of COVID-19 are omnipresent, issuers said at the Bond Buyer's virtual California Public Finance Conference. For some government officials, certain changes to how business gets done have been positive.

For the first time in six years, Texas colleges and universities are awarded tuition revenue bonds backed by the state.

Seventy-seven percent of respondents to a Bond Buyer survey said there should be universal ESG standards and just over half said ESG is “critical” or “very important." Consensus on how to and who should create such a language is less clear.

While a majority of the industry says ESG matters, a consensus on how to define it for this 50,000-issuer, $4-trillion marketplace is still uncertain.

Developers of a $240 million hotel at the U.S. Air Force Academy Visitors Center in Colorado Springs are appealing to investors with an appetite for risk.

Two issuers, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and the Village of Franklin Park, Illinois, have disclosed in the past week that they’re under audit by the Internal Revenue Service.

Payments under the opioid settlement are too short-lived to securitize and local government participation remains unclear.