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Voters denied a bond Tuesday that would have paid for school renovations and a new workforce readiness center for Chester County students.

For the second consecutive voting cycle, Waxahachie residents will decide the fate of a proposed bond to address population growth.

Voters sided with school officials trying to keep up with growth in north Spokane and agreed gave the Mead School District another $114 million for a new middle school, elementary school and football stadium.

Pullman voters approved two bond measures yesterday evening that will result in a new City Hall among other things.

It's disappointment again for Battle Ground Public Schools, Wash., where not enough voters supported a $224.9 million school bond.

A key House committee chairman would block any attempts to expand PABs for public infrastructure projects.

Two Florida counties contend that environmental laws were violated when federal agencies allocated private activity bonds for the All Aboard Florida project.

Berkeley, Calif., plans to issue the first bonds using blockchain technology in May.

California's water agency says the downsized water tunnel project will still benefit cities and farmers.

Lawmaker suggests advanced refundings be renamed “refinancing to save taxpayer dollars” and private activity bonds be called "public good bonds."

The president's proposal to expand and use private activity bonds for public infrastructure projects is similar to one made by a prior administration.

With fewer incentives to buy tax-exempt debt under the new tax law, Texas municipal bond industry leaders confront a changing market.

Fourteen San Angelo ISD campuses are targeted for upgrades and repairs if a nearly $149 million bond is passed by voters in May.

With future employee retirement costs expected to grow significantly in the future, La Verne City Council members addressed the shortage.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board wants to prepare broker-dealers for a forthcoming seismic regulatory change.

BondLink's websites are designed to provide ongoing disclosure about issuers.

Among the many programs proposed for elimination by the president's fiscal 2019 budget are Community Development Block Grants, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, the Community Services Block Grant, HOME and the Housing Trust Fund.

Gov. John Bel Edwards called a special session for Feb. 19 in attempt to end a partisan stalemate that has stymied fiscal reform efforts for two years.

While the SEC’s MCDC initiative concluded in 2016, its shadow continues to lurk over the municipal bond market.

Six months after Hurricane Harvey swept ashore, municipal utility districts along the Texas coast retain strong credit outlooks.