Munis

BofA and JPMorgan won Baltimore County, Md.'s $490 million competitive bond sales.

In an historic election result, two African-American women will face off in a runoff election to become the next mayor of Chicago. Yvette Shields talks with Chip Barnett about what this means for the municipal bond market and why it matters to bondholders.

Lori Lightfoot, in her first race for elective office, will face Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County board president, in an April 2 runoff.

New York City and Los Angeles issuers came to market on Wednesday.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. has also changed the date and location of the meeting where it will decide if it will approve the bonds.

The surge in gas deals couldn’t overcome the region’s sharp decline in refundings, which led to an overall 22.6% volume decline.

The cap, repeal of which is a priority for state and local groups, will affect nearly 11 million taxpayers, an audit found.

Municipal bond buyers were rewarded with much-awaited supply, as deals from New York City and Intel hit the market.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio packaged their support of the Manhattan toll plan with a blueprint to overhaul the embattled transit authority.

The College of New Rochelle is on the brink of closure after staff cuts, asset sales and a refinancing failed to alleviate a debt crunch.

The University of Findlay will use long-term bonds to restructure its outstanding debt, which includes capital lease obligations and short-term notes.

The New Mexico capital claims the state's first certified green bonds and first anaerobic wastewater treatment plant with Climate Bond Initiative certification.

Refunding volume in the Midwest was down 57% in 2018, while new money deals rose just 1.8%, leaving the region down more than 28%.

Timely and complete accounting and financial reporting are as critical to municipal professionals as is disclosure, according to Jeffrey Previdi, GASB vice chairman. Long-standing standards and practices are being brought up-to-date to remain compatible with today's rapid-paced changes. John Hallacy hosts.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s “bridge” budget would reduce the state's immediate pension contributions, and assumes voters will approve income tax changes in 2020.

Lawmakers are weighing legislation that would authorize $100 million of special purpose revenue bonds to build and operate the plant.

The audit includes $121.5 million in Series 2011 T direct-pay qualified zone academy bonds and four Series 2011 R taxable of school construction bonds that totaled $ 756.4 million.

Michael Decker has been managing director and co-head of municipal securities at SIFMA since October 2009.

The region's municipal bond industry insiders saw a silver lining in a 21% increase for new money volume.

Note issuance declined in 2018 as a result of tax reform, rate fears, and ongoing fiscal austerity sparked by state and local revenue growth.