Munis

A superior court judge has granted the relator a small victory in a long fought case of alleged false claims, fraud and collusion.

Tax exempt coupon income may be included in a proposed 3% high income surcharge in the reconciliation bill, Citi says

Private sector competition and unprecedented retirement rates are driving a need to attract new finance workers to a stable and thriving profession.

Muni advisors can dialogue with regulators on key obligations from multiple perspectives

With a record $3 billion going to education, Oklahoma is facing stricter accounting in the wake of charter school funding abuses.

Texas utilities face prolonged risk to their credit from weakness in the state's main electric grid, analysts warn.

Several strategists estimate the municipal market will be 50% taxable in five years if a direct-pay bond option makes its way into law.

RBC and two muni managers settled charges of flipping bonds in the SEC's latest action targeting abuse of retail order periods.

The Securities and Exchange Commission settled with the Sweetwater Union High School District as well as former Chief Financial Officer Karen Michel.

Illinois trimmed yield penalties in its latest sales tax-backed sale with spreads of 40 and 45 basis points on its 10-year compared to 89 bp three years ago.

The pluses and minuses of breaking up the 70-year-old Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District will be weighed during a public hearing Saturday.

Friendly market provisions, including a direct-pay bond program and restoration of advance refundings, will head to full House after approval by Ways and Means Committee.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot chose San Antonio schools superintendent and former CPS CFO Pedro Martinez to lead the district ahead of a major governance shift.

Ridership on the RTA's three service boards remains sharply below pre-pandemic levels but it benefits from coronavirus relief and stellar sales tax performance.

Convention centers and hotels suffered another steep drop in business revenue in 2021, a survey shows.

Massive market returns coupled with rising contribution rates, led by worst-funded states like Illinois and New Jersey, boosted state retirement systems.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler signaled he wants to bring greater efficiency and transparency to municipal bond market

He made his announcement at an under-construction elementary school to underscore a $250 million construction bond he championed.

Market participants welcomed the municipal-related provisions in the reconciliation bill but are hesitant to start making bets on its passage.

Cheered by the inclusion of key muni market priorities in tax legislation unveiled over the weekend, muni market advocates must now battle to keep them there.