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Moody's boosted the revenue bond rating of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to Aa3.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton cited Rebecca Olsen's "deep knowledge of the U.S. municipal bond market" and focus on "integrity and transparency" in naming her director.

Arizona's share of students enrolled in charter schools is second in the nation.

The week’s $3.6 billion new issue calendar will be dominated by New York City and California.

Monthly new-issue volume surpassed the $30 billion mark for the fourth time this year in August, helping keep third-quarter issuance close to last year's pace and potentially setting the stage for a more robust season of issuance in the Fall.

Municipal bond buyers will see $3.6 billion of volume hit the screens during the upcoming holiday-shortened trading week.

The Port of Brownsville may use revenue bonds to dredge its ship channel rather than wait indefinitely for federal funding.

The bond-funded megamall is on track to debut in the first half of 2019, its developer says, with a more specific date to be determined by January.

Municipal bonds showed strength on Thursday as market participants look ahead to next week.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will issue $1.75 billion of bonds for the privately owned passenger train project.

Municipal bond market participants were wrapping up the last of the week’s primary supply and looking ahead to next week’s holiday-shortened trading week.

The Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island received the highest form of recognition from GFOA for its 2017 CAFR.

Bond lawyers will recognize the late Jim Lebenthal and Lewis Horne with awards next month, as well as Virginia "Gigi" Benjamin.

Brevard County will subsidize Bezos' Blue Origin with $8 million, though a recent court ruling says it can't issue bonds to raise the funds.

The bond proceeds will fund transportation, school, university and other capital projects,

Rock Creek Community Academy is turning to the bond market for the first time.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will be asked to be the conduit issuer for $1.75 billion of PABs on behalf of the project's private owners.

A huge surplus and strong state economy could drive demand for the upcoming $989 million offering.

Jacksonville-based JEA wants the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia to vote against continuing the project.

More than a decade after voters created the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion of bond funding, the state is nearing that goal with a $322 million deal this week.