Munis

Mid-size issuers may be experiencing the greatest impact, with one municipality even reporting that an underwriter withdrew a bid over a disclosure requirement.

FEMA denied California reimbursement for a portion of Oroville Dam repairs, saying the state failed to maintain it.

The pinch comes from shrinking enrollment, rising tuition, falling state support and new barriers to international students.

Neighbors, who specializes in P3s, is a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office.

Glitches in California's electronic financial system are delaying annual financial reporting documents, said Controller Betty Yee.

Almost $9 billion of municipal bonds are coming to market with deals from a variety of issuers to quench the thirst of buyers experiencing a supply drought.

The MSRB plans to roll out changes to simplify the submission process on EMMA.

The city will bring $700 million of GO bonds in a tight window after an Illinois deal and before the city's mayoral runoff election.

Municipal bonds remained stronger on Thursday as deals from Indianapolis and California issuers came to market.

Federal transportation officials authorized another $950 million in private activity bonds for Brightline, also known as Virgin Trains USA.

A boost in state funding and higher local property valuations lifted school districts' finances, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

NABL suggested expanding private activity bonds to a new category for public roads, tunnels, and bridges.

The company that bought Vernon's power plant is suing the city in a case over whose fault it is that the plant operated below full capacity.

Longtime muni lobbyist Michael Decker will now have a working relationship with Bond Dealers of America.

In the primary, Academy Securities priced the Calif. Veterans Affairs deal for retail investors on Wednesday.

Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Rebuild Alabama Act into law, increasing state gas taxes for the first time in 26 years.

If the IRS fails to provide a regulatory fix, two members of Congress may address the issue legislatively in bicameral affordable housing legislation that had wide bipartisan support in the last Congress.

Next week's Illinois GO sale will be a muni market referendum on the governor's budget, tax and pension proposals.

Our guest, Eden Perry, the new head of public finance at S&P, describes her vision of the rating agency's role and her goals for her tenure. Criteria changes, surveillance, multi-notch downgrades, and diversifying the staff are all front and center. John Hallacy hosts.

Blockchain could benefit the muni market, but receives pushback in an industry historically slow to change.