Munis

Municipal bonds were stronger in late trading as West Virginia and the Regents of the University of California came to market.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as several big deals hit the market.

The Walton Family Foundation provided seed funds to create two “innovative” financing vehicles for charter school facilities.

In an effort to find proof of payment for many of the projects paid for with funds from the 2014 bond, the Greenville Independent School District Board of Trustees has selected Whitley Penn as the auditing firm that will review payments made to Bartlett Cocke General Contractors under the bond election program.

Franklin County will sell $250 million of tax-exempt, local government special tax revenue bonds.

West Virginia increased the amount of its competitive sales planned for Wednesday by almost 30% to save money.

Lawmakers in the 27-member Florida delegation in the House are divided about whether more private-activity bonds should be used for Brightline's 235-mile passenger rail line.

The municipal bond market is seeing a second wave of new issue supply hit the screens on Tuesday, led by deals from California and West Virginia issuers.

Material improvements in spending flexibility led Fitch to give Alabama’s most populous county a two-notch upgrade.

The university can issue debt or pay cash to cover the settlement but either option has credit consequences.

The IRS is focusing on $435.2 million of Series 2014A senior lien revenue refunding bonds and $75.87 million of Series 2014C second lien revenue refunding bonds.

Municipal bond buyers are getting what they need this week — more supply.

The Indiana school district gets to wipe out its $10 million deficit and Ball State University will take over operations in July.

Rising short-term rates and a lower corporate tax rate have already pushed some municipal issuers out of bank loans and back into the traditional muni space, analysts said.

The financial and management challenges facing the Houston Independent School District have so far have not affected its bond ratings.

Action in the municipal bond market got underway on Monday as two big deals hit the screens in early activity.

In the first tranche of its $800 million sale, West Virginia says residents will get an opportunity to invest in the state.

Municipal volume will sink to $6.36 billion, with the California issuer responsible for a third of the week’s paper.

S&P Global Ratings said the Bluegrass state has become more vulnerable to fiscal stress.

The district priced debt Thursday at narrower spreads than it faced in a November sale.