Munis

The Florida Department of Transportation was ordered to raise toll rates on the Garcon Point Bridge for the first time in eight years.

State funding hasn't kept pace with expenses, and will continue to be constrained by other fiscal priorities.

Michigan lawmakers are weighing bonds as an option for regional transit in the Detroit area.

More than 50 groups and businesses formed the ‘No Roads to Ruin Coalition’ to begin a statewide campaign opposing the three highways.

The Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency's $892 million deal is expected to yield $100 million in present value savings.

Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr., the securities industry trade group's CEO, warned against a proposal to exempt some muni advisors from registering as broker-dealers.

The state should allocate $4 billion, the majority of its 2020 private activity bond allocation, to affordable housing, said the California Housing Consortium.

Petitioner John Tillman Wednesday appealed the August circuit court ruling barring his taxpayer complaint challenging repayment of the bonds.

Debbie Mayfield cites an increasing number of fatalities where Virgin Trains operates between Miami and West Palm Beach.

The hospital system will price up to $1.7 billion of bonds this week, of which up to $1.4 billion would be taxable.

The State Thruway Authority adopted a $1.3 billion 2020 budget that lowers spending by 2.4% after a debt refinancing.

Most Fullerton voters in March will cast a ballot on three school bond measures: two for local districts and one for schools statewide.

Some market participants worry about the viability of a key muni advocacy talking point if enough midsize issuers begin to embrace the taxable market.

Charles Lynn Almond, 70, partner at Bracewell, Vinson & Elkins, became a nationally recognized expert on public finance law over a 45-year career.

It's a feast after a feast as billions in bonds are set to hit the marketplace.

A recent $11.6 million financial move by Middletown Schools will put some money back into local taxpayers' pockets.

Rating agencies affirmed Chicago's GOratings and the first report also out on the new junior lien Sales Tax Securitization Corp. credit.

Continued gains attributed to increase in taxable refunding issuance.

In formal comments filed with the federal government and separately to GASB, municipal finance groups have given the regulators generally high marks.

Chicago Public Schools long climb back to investment grade continues