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Morgan Stanley rose to No. 2 and JPMorgan slipped out of the top 5 among municipal underwriters; PFM fell to second among financial advisors.

It's important and constructive to talk about these kinds of alternatives to advance refundings, market participants said.

The question of whether to cover Virginians under the Affordable Care Act prevented a budget from passing during the regular session.

California's attorney general says the hospital chain used anti-competitive practices to drive up prices in Northern California.

The project is designed to protect Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota from high waters.

Aging and outdated facilities, and the accompanying drain on finances, has been a recurring topic of discussion in the chambers of the Pueblo City Schools (D60) board of education.

Alum Rock Union Elementary still faces challenges from probes into alleged fiscal mismanagement.

Michigan State University is seeing the first credit fallout from the sexual abuse scandal involving former university and Olympic gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

The second-quarter kicked off Monday with a little more optimism among municipal market participants after "one of the worst quarters in a long, long time."

The new tax law that terminated advance refundings of bonds after Dec. 31, 2017, does not specify that only "tax exempt" refundings are prohibited.

Many teachers went on strike Monday after state lawmakers approved a pay raise that represented about half of what they sought.

The municipal bond market is set to see a chunky new issue calendar this week: $7.85 billion.

The nation's leading municipal bond counsel expects to gain a significant edge through artificial intelligence and related technology.

An analyst says South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster does not to have the sole authority to bar Santee Cooper from raising rates.

The influx of volume may give the boost that's needed to jump-start the primary market.

Municipal bond volume picked up from February, prompting speculation that this year's drought in deals may soon ease.

The municipal bond market will see almost $7.9 billion of new deals head their way next week, as New Jersey tobacco's dominate the calendar.

Bond Dealers of America urges the House Ways and Means Committee to take up and pass a bill that would restore advance refunding bonds according to prior law.

The bonds sold for the air cargo handling facility were rated BBB.

Without giving a reason, the Florida Supreme Court dismissed two appeals of the Poinciana Community Development District’s bond validation case.