Munis

CPS inches up speculative grade credit ladder, which in turn helps garner Chicago a stable outlook.

Twenty-three years after hitting rock bottom, D.C. has a triple-A rating.

MSU plans to issue roughly $784 million of bonds, $450 million of which will be used to cover settlement costs from the sexual abuse scandal involving Larry Nassar.

Munis finished mixed as California State, Los Angeles Airport and L.A. County Facilities Inc. hit the market.

City officials say the bond will help create new and preserve existing affordable housing in response to the shortage in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Moody's has cut the ratings of 31 Illinois municipalities due in part to pension strains over the last 18 months.

Three Republican senators have introduced legislation that would slash federal spending for transportation and federal fuels taxes and put more responsibility on states for transportation infrastructure and all mass transit projects.

Two Dallas-area school districts put their recently approved bonds up for sale to a receptive market.

Barring legislative intervention, the district can't issue debt to cover the $500 million in repair costs.

The league tables show a return to normal from the first quarter, when PFM, Citi and JPMorgan all placed lower than usual.

The Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District’s CP program will finance a critical infrastructure repair program and capital projects.

A large share of the refundings that saved the city hundreds of millions of dollars wouldn't be possible now that advance refundings are eliminated, a city official said.

Isabella led trading operations at Shearson American Express and Banc One Capital Markets.

The school district established a leadership team as it exercizes local control for the first time in more than 16 years.

Fitch Ratings says the application of its new rating criteria is not expected to result in widespread downgrades.

The firm is expanding its bond counsel practice in Virginia and the Southeast.

Chicago Public Schools has GO, revenue, and refunding bond deals in the works.

Lakeport officials plan to equip city facilities with solar panels.

The summer lull, trade policy, the Fed, and the lack of a federal infrastructure plan all weigh against a recovery in muni volume this year.

The SEC issued separate administrative orders Monday stripping Malachi Financial Products of its muni advisory registration and barring Porter Bingham from the industry.