Munis

Buyers are watching warily from the sidelines as the deals sell into an uncertain market environment

Shorter calls and a shift in the use of floating rate paper are part of Wisconsin's toolkit after tax reform.

The MSRB's annual Fact Book paints a picture of a 2017 muni market that held fairly steady despite tax reform anxiety, with no major declines or drastic shifts in trading activity or trends.

Residents of the Derby, Kan., school district approved one bond issue but rejected two others in a special election on Tuesday.

The Albert Lea school board marked its calendar for May 8 with Tuesday night's five-to-one vote in favor of a special election regarding a building bond to update Hammer Complex.

Milwaukee will review proposals and pick a financial advisor for at least a three-year term.

Funding mechanisms such as tax increment financing and special districts such as a local Community Redevelopment Agency could be used to issue bonds.

Aurora Health Care and Advocate Health Care haven't said how the combination will impact each system's debt.

Saugatuck Public Schools is asking the community to approve a $50.7 million bond and a renewal of the district's .5 mill sinking fund in the May 8 election.

School districts and other local governments that fail to pass a tax would have to wait a year before asking voters again, under a bill that cleared a state House committee Friday on a party-line vote.

The municipal bond market will see $5.8 billion of new deals hit the screens, somewhat slaking investor's thirst for new supply

The West Kern, Calif., Community College District is going to seek voter approval for a bond on the June 5 ballot, but it has scaled back the amount it will ask for.

Treasury Department sales of state and local government series securities are expected to dramatically decline this month now that issuers no longer need them for tax-exempt advance refunding escrows.

“We’re headed to a place where we don’t necessarily want to be,” said the city's chief financial officer.

The muni market to see $5.8 billion of new deals hit the screens next week, somewhat satisfying investors' thirst for new supply.

Puerto Rico's bonds attracted buyers after the governor released a plan that included some debt service payments.

As payback for a failed nuclear reactor project, state lawmakers could stop the South Carolina Public Service Authority from raising rates.

The enormous electricity demands required to create bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have mining operations flocking to cheap hydroelectricity in parts of rural Washington.

Prices on some Puerto Rico bonds on Thursday continued their week-long rise as buyers showed confidence after hearing some good news coming from the island's government,

The Government Finance Officers Association's federal liaison center is warning some members against using interest rate swaps and derivatives.