Munis

Taxable refundings caught on in the Midwest as they did elsewhere in the nation, helping the region post a 19% volume gain.

Small Catholic college downgraded to Baa2 on enrollment pressures and a heavy reliance on tuition revenue.

Issuers in the region sold $78.2 billion of bonds in 2019, a 24% year-over-year gain driven by growth in Texas and Colorado.

Walter told The Bond Buyer she has been hearing the same push for transparency since her start at the SEC.

For the third time in four years, long-term municipal bond volume has surpassed the $400 billion mark — this time thanks to a second half surge in taxable issuance that took the market by storm.

While these were the percentage growth leaders, education and transportation had the biggest dollar growth.

The $5.2 billion Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Authority deal will restructure the debt service schedule, returning the Ohio credit to investment-grade.

Slightly more than half of likely California voters support Proposition 13, according to a poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California.

The region's bond issuers sold $113.3 billion of debt in 2019, a 16.8% increase from 2018 fueled largely by a spike in taxable deals.

Instead the governor intends to bond for $200 million annually to fund transportation infrastructure needs.

A long-awaited report on options for dealing with the state-owned utility is out.

The SEC said that the timeliness of disclosures is a “major challenge” in the secondary market for municipal securities.

The Illinois attorney general fires back in petitioner's effort to resurrect lawsuit that seeks to void $14.3 billion of state bonds.

Public safety retirement costs are most significant at the city and county levels where they average 4.9% of aggregate spending for cities and 1.9% for counties.

Reuben McDaniel III, newly appointed CEO and president of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, outlines his vision for one of the nation’s top municipal bond issuers. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

Fitch Ratings dropped Immaculata University, in the Philadelphia suburbs, to BB-minus from BB.

The state stepped in to prevent Wall Street banks accused of wrongdoing in the variable-rate market from using what has been their most effective argument.

If House Bill 653 passes, Fitch Ratings says any rating impact would be felt by local governments that receive transfers, rather than by the utilities.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, presenter of the Oscars, is issuing debt to cover cost overruns on the museum it plans to open in December.

The American Securities Association sent a letter to the SEC regarding the regulator's proposed exemptive order for muni advisors, calling it an "ill-advised effort."