Munis

As July winds down, muni issuance will be muffled thanks to the FOMC's monetary policy meeting.

The Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority is challenging a recent state law to abolish the agency.

GFOA is putting together a working group to address concerns about continuing disclosure in the municipal market, a topic increasingly discussed among stakeholders.

The bipartisan legislation would increase the bank-qualified cap to $30 million from $10 million, a high priority for several muni market groups.

The GOP proposal would slow down the full funding of the closed pension system, using annual savings for roads.

Connecticut on Thursday sold its first bond offering since it passed a budget last month.

The San Diego Association of Governments deal, backed by a federal capital grant, is structured to allay investor concerns about funding delays.

The refunding would be completed “for traditional savings” and not for restructuring purposes, the school district says.

Prominent muni market figures will discuss the content and timeliness of disclosure at an SEC committee meeting next week.

The county contends that a state law dissolving the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority violates its home rule authority.

Municipal bond buyers saw more supply come to market in Wednesday as retail investors kept up their confidence in tax-free bond funds.

Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee touts his bill as “a good example of giving businesses an incentive to lower carbon emissions without forcing it upon them with regulations.”

The unrated 40-year bond issue was marketed to sophisticated institutional buyers familiar with the legal dispute between MEAG and Florida's JEA.

The governor acted after an independent review found that his former appointee stacked the authority with family and cronies.

Since the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the trend in total bank holdings and the makeup of the universe of bank participants is starting to evolve.

Facing Gov. Mike Dunleavy's 40% cut in state funding, the regents passed a measure allowing it to lay off tenured professors and close campuses.

The college is heading into the market as it remains the center of a libel lawsuit that may cost it more than $25 million in punitive damages.

The MSRB filed proposed Rule G-17 interpretive guidance to the SEC on Tuesday, aiming to streamline underwriters' disclosures to issuers.

Beset by competition from charter schools and a loss of higher-income families, San Antonio Independent School District plans to upgrade facilities and academic programs.

Epic One-on-One Charter School is under investigation for taking taxpayer funding for "ghost students," according to court documents.