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The SEC encouraged issuers to provide investors with forward-looking information as to how the pandemic will affect future finances.

Moody's downgrades regional public university two notches to Baa3 ahead of a $52 million revenue refunding bond sale.

S&P Global Ratings said balancing the state budget "will be met against a growing cloud of uncertainty” between the recession and COVID-19.

Issuance in the public finance sector is likely to contract in 2020, S&P Research says.

April finished with $23.7 billion of issuance, a 15% decline from the $27.9 billion in April 2019. Volatility from the pandemic has caused erratic swings in benchmark yields, resulting in the lowest muni volume total in the month since 2011.

Broker-dealers oppose a proposed change to MSRB's governance rule that would reserve two seats for municipal advisors.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dragged the tourist city to the verge of junk status.

Theme park and business closures and hospitality industry layoffs will make recovery difficult for Orange County and the Orlando region.

In a weekly COVID-19 disclosure report released Tuesday, included among the hundreds of disclosures were two unscheduled draws on debt service reserves.

William Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance explores deficits, budget cuts, rainy-day funds and borrowing options amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Paul Burton hosts.

Although the pandemic disrupted regular Manhattan-Ogden school operations for the rest of the school year, there's been the small silver lining that construction crews on several district bond projects can start their work, or at least preparation for it, a little earlier.

Size, timing and structure hinge on market variables, senior manager Jefferies said.

S&P Global Ratings analysts say bookings that are two to three years out are already being canceled.

The municipal market kept with a cautious tone on Thursday as the new-issue market continues to digest deals.

In a voluntary market notice, Florida outlines its actions to address the public health crisis caused by COVID-19.

The historic nature of how ratings for municipal issuers play out in times of severe volatility is under scrutiny from various market participants.

Issuers say Clayton’s comments on corporate disclosure from earlier this month can be applied to municipal disclosure.

Debt restructuring options as the transit agency navigates through the coronavirus crisis include refundings for savings or to push out debt, according to Robert Foran.

The new bill to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program clarifies that hospitals created as political subdivisions are eligible.

The site will provide a single location for investors to access its financial and operating data.