Munis

Working out the differences between the Senate and House budget bills might result in lawmakers reaching for ways to pay for extending tax cuts and finance new programs which could put tax-exempt munis back on the negotiating table.

A change in leadership at the Government Finance Officers Association comes on the heels of an all-time record membership level.

A Kansas state legislative council will meet next month to keep a 2024 bond-financing law alive at the request of the Missouri-based Kansas City Chiefs.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District officials credit the Kestrel green verification for attracting a new buyer to its commercial paper.

Downtown College Prep, a charter school operator in San Jose, defaulted on $34 million of municipal bonds, citing the area's dwindling number of children.

Soon after it sold $687.3 million of bonds, Chicago returned to market with $82.55 million for housing and economic development in a deal set to close Monday.

Hays County's Nov. 5 election for nearly $440 million of bonds, which won voter approval, was voided by a state judge due to an open meetings act violation.

The ratings agency said fund balances had declined as a percent of operating revenues and are expected to decline further.

Senator Joni Ernest has reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act, long- simmering bipartisan legislation backed by the CDFA and BDA.

The first public bond issue from Everglades College, Inc., will finance projects on the institution's Keiser University flagship campus in West Palm Beach.

Continued state and city support for the MTA's capital projects was the primary driver for Moody's Ratings upgrade to A2.

The updated document also addresses disclosure relating to cybersecurity.

The selloff highlights the lack of accurate pricing and credit information across the speculative-grade muni market.

Some market participants said they were sad to see EMMA Labs go.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's congestion pricing tolls not only reduced traffic congestion in Manhattan, but also in New Jersey, a report says.

New guidelines require local governments to receive the state's comptroller's approval before issuing debt with variable interest rates, put options, or interest rate reset options.

The $247.75 million of unrated tax-exempt bonds will finance public infrastructure and projects for an initial development on state-owned land.

Washington and Oregon are still nailing down the final cost and toll rates for the long-planned replacement for the aging spans carrying I-5 across the river.

Housing advocates are cheering the Senate's embrace of expanding Low Income Housing Tax Credits which ensures a volume increase and reduces a key bond threshold test.

K-12 public schools get a $55 per-student increase in the state basic allotment, while other funding is allocated to specific purposes.