Munis

Louisiana plans to ask firms if their policies “infringe on the constitutionally protected rights” of citizens to lawfully keep and bear arms.

April was a pretty good month for the municipal bond market following the 30% drop in first quarter issuance, said a market expert.

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bills over the objection of Stockbridge bondholders.

State lawmakers will meet in a special session May 14.

The market for munis is benefiting from June reinvestment money and pent-up demand after a slow first quarter.

Corvias founder and CEO John Picerne explores public-private partnerships amid a revolving university landscape. Paul Burton hosts.

The state legislature passed a bill to lower the state’s pension bond authority to $1.5 billion from $5 billion.

The commonwealth's web portal enables tracking general-fund balance in real time, among other features.

The MSRB said its newly-approved rules are an important part of its regulatory efforts, while groups representing dealers and MAs are say they are confusing and need clarification.

As the Linn-Mar Community School District's superintendent prepares to leave the growing district, board members are set to again ask voters to finance the building of new schools.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Monday as supply-starved investors awaited the week's planned $4.9 billion of new paper.

The Fayette County School District's bonds will fund improvements to handle higher enrollment and boost a science and math program.

Most of the more than $6 billion of bond proposals on local ballots passed, but some large issues fell short.

The municipal bond market will see another moderate new issue calendar this week, with about $4.9 billion of offerings going up for sale

Build America Mutual's Les Richmond said that state and local governments might want to consider their disclosure obligations in the light of the more robust risk assessments they'll soon begin getting from their actuaries.

Reinstatement of advance refundings could be packaged with infrastructure legislation because many state and local governments have used the savings to finance new infrastructure.

Another low volume week is on top, but the scarcity value is driving demand as the market continues to be strong in the face of rising interest rates.

The municipal bond market will see another light new issue calendar next week with volume estimated at $4.86 billion.

Three members of the community vision team that guided last year's failed 30-year, $78 million proposal offered a post-mortem for the Hays USD 489 school board Monday night.

A flyer opposing Northwest Community Schools' upcoming bond vote has been showing up in district residents' mailboxes for a couple of weeks.