Munis

Indian River County filed an appeal and a new lawsuit against the private owners of Brightline.

Altscher, a partner at Miles & Stockbridge in Baltimore for almost 40 years, was considered by his peers to be one of the nation’s top municipal finance tax lawyers.

Capital finance director David Erdman says VRDO fraud lawsuits piqued his interest in Clarity's platform.

Dealers want to change some of the language in the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-17 interpretive guidance.

While the municipal bond insurers suffered from the curtailment of issuance under newly effective U.S. tax laws, the insurance penetration rate ticked higher.

The top municipal FA's accounted for 20% less volume, as their par amount of deals handled dropped to $273.869 billion from $345.829 billion. The number of transactions fell by 1,199.

The top muni bond counsel firms accounted for $318.67 billion in 8,474 transactions in 2018, down from $407.47 billion in 10,519 deals the year before.

Kristin Caid, a public finance attorney specializing in healthcare, joined Norton Rose Fulbright after 18 years at Kutak Rock.

Municipal bond issuance totaled $320.25 billion in 2018, as New York issuers led the charge.

Municipal bond underwriters suffered from muted issuance under the new tax laws, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch remained on top of the year-end rankings.

The bonds will fund the final phase of construction of its new Physical Activity Center.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is postponing its Series 54 pilot examination by a month to March 2019.

The LAUSD strike doesn't have an immediate rating impact, but analysts view it as a symptom of larger problems at the district.

Three lawsuits claiming fraud in the variable-rate demand obligation market are headed toward key court rulings in coming weeks.

After a lackluster week, the muni market is hoping to get back on track.

Municipals were mostly stronger Friday ahead of next week’s $6.4 billion new issue calendar.

MSRB board members and staff are slated to participate in eight events between next month and May.

Muni bonds are giving younger investors the opportunity to put their money to work in ways that they value.

Bond buyers gave the $1.65 billion San Francisco airport deal a mixed reception on Thursday as municipal bonds were mostly stronger.

The $551 million issue wraps up a nearly $3 billion program; $7.7 billion of proposed pension obligation bonds rely on similar structure