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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.
February 21
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Instead the governor intends to bond for $200 million annually to fund transportation infrastructure needs.
February 20
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A long-awaited report on options for dealing with the state-owned utility is out.
February 19
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The SEC said that the timeliness of disclosures is a “major challenge” in the secondary market for municipal securities.
February 19
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The Illinois attorney general fires back in petitioner's effort to resurrect lawsuit that seeks to void $14.3 billion of state bonds.
February 19
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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.
February 18
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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.
February 18
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Fitch Ratings dropped Immaculata University, in the Philadelphia suburbs, to BB-minus from BB.
February 14
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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.
February 14
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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.
February 13
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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.
February 13
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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."
February 13
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Members of the Public Finance Network sent a letter to Congress urging restoration of advance refunding for tax-exempt bonds.
February 12
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The failed attempt to sell Florida’s largest municipal utility and its contract to buy nuclear-generated electricity from a Georgia plant will be examined.
February 12
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NFMA says investors provide access to capital, so the group expects disclosure from issuers in return.
February 12
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Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates hired Un Chu Reardon in Seattle and Rachel Chang-Kwei in Irvine, California.
February 11
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State Comptroller Susana Mendoza released interim numbers because the state's comprehensive annual financial report for fiscal 2019 is unfinished.
February 11
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The idea of giving more enforcement powers to the SEC doesn't sit well with issuer officials.
February 10
