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The role of SLGS has been significantly diminished by the termination of advance refundings on Jan. 1, 2018, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with the amount of SLGS outstanding declining more than 49%.

The New Philadelphia Board of Education took the first step Monday toward placing a $41.9 million bond issue on the November general election ballot.

Just under $7 billion of new-issue supply is on tap in the municipal primary market this week.

Fitch Ratings on Monday assigned a BBB rating to $264 million of private activity bonds to fund an extension to Virginia’s 95 Express Lanes.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates there are 990,000 electric vehicles on the road this year and that number will grow to 1.5 million next year and 2.17 million in 2021.

Poor returns piled another $2 billion onto Chicago's pension tab, but it won't add to the already $280 million contribution spike looming next year, according to its new CAFR.

After Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law, Moody's Investors Service downgraded Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority debt.

California retained its top spot in total volume, but New York State dominated with deal size, with two deals in the top five and five in the top 10.

The top municipal bond underwriters have outperformed their 2018 first halves in both volume and transactions year over year.

While the best case scenario is a court dismissal, analysts think the state would support bondholders should the case goes against them.

The governor approved a law authorizing the state to issue bonds to finance transportation projects backed by Deepwater Horizon settlement revenue.

Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday placed Fairfield Medical Center's Baa3 rating on review for a downgrade.

The municipal bond market was little changed in quiet activity during Wednesday’s shortened trading session.

The North Texas Tollway Authority continues its aggressive refunding with $679 million of revenue bonds this month, bringing the total over the past six years to nearly $7 billion.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker denounces the move as right-wing attack to harm the state's improved standing in municipal market.

Municipal bond buyers will see a holiday-shortened week with little in the way of supply on tap.

Without a successful appeal, Employees Retirement System bondholders won't get their bond payments during the bankruptcy.

Municipal bond issuance for the year so far is within a percentage point of volume in the first half of 2018.

Investor confusion about Harvey, Illinois, and a local library district contributed to a municipal advisor and broker-dealer facing Securities and Exchange Commission charges in a bond offering gone wrong.

Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s new issues come to market on Thursday.