Munis

Internal Revenue Service enforcement officials told NABL workshop attendees the service is hiring five new revenue agents, up from the current 20, and two additional tax law specialists.

Some of the solutions contemplated to bring the investor-owned utility out of bankruptcy involve tapping the municipal bond market.

“The City of Harvey, through no fault of Comer’s and unrelated to Comer’s fiduciary obligations, tainted the district’s offering,” according to the defense.

Accusations that the university violated a moral obligation in connection with bonds for a student housing P3 are false and defamatory, its attorney says.

Los Angeles and Broward County deals were offered while some say the municipal market feels "heavy" and in retreat.

Opponents of the $700 million adopted budget say $2.5 million of spending choices may begin a slide back to Chapter 9.

Expanded access to lower-cost borrowing is a credit positive for the charter school sector, according to Moody’s investors Service.

Moody's Investors Service dropped Fairfield Medical Center to Ba2 from Baa3.

Rich Moore takes over the top spot at NABL during the first day of a three-day annual conference in Chicago.

This is the second letter BDA has sent to the SEC in the last couple of months opposing any kind of relief for muni advisors involved in private placements.

The law firm representing the trustee for a $250 million student housing complex accused the University of Oklahoma of predatory behavior.

With supply looking up, traders and analysts expect new issues to be well absorbed even if Treasuries correct futher.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday it is expanding the Rental Assistance Demonstration program to Section 202 PRAC units that house senior citizens.

A multiple-year recession and state leaders' failure to adequately address it led to the Fitch Ratings downgrade.

The Chicago Public Schools also came to market with a $349 million GO deal.

The governor declared the $2.1 billion Mobile River project "dead” after it a local planning organization voted it down.

California's $2.4 billion GO deal was priced for retail investors on Wednesday.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies recommends that conduit issuers cover their costs by imposing fees.

Some say a case announced yesterday echoed one last year where traders allegedly lied to get priority in their orders for newly-issued bonds.

Municipal utility MEAG is preparing to issue $725 million of bonds to finance a portion of its share of work at Plant Vogtle.