Munis

The Illinois State University board of trustees will have a special meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday to speed up issuance of revenue bonds ahead of possible changes in the federal tax code.

The municipal bond market next week will continue to see above-average volume, albeit at a much slower pace than this week, as $11.14 billion of deals are on the calendar.

The California Chamber of Commerce supports a developing $8.9 billion bond proposal as well as a $4 billion measure that is already on the June ballot.

The panel recommended issuing $500 million general obligation bonds for public school construction and repair over 10 years.

The municipal bond market saw deals from far and wide this week as the threat of tax reform changes spurred a rush to issuance that will continue into the next week.

The municipal bond market priced deals from Partners Healthcare, South Miami Health and Empire State Development as investors waited for final details of tax law changes affecting private activity bonds.

Moody's dropped its outlook on Franciscan Alliance's Aa3 rating to negative from stable.

The municipal bond market saw Empire State Development sell almost $2 billion of bonds in five competitive offerings on Thursday as the market focused on tax changes being worked on in Washington.

The municipal bond market will see two mega-deals hit the screens on Thursday, representing both the negotiated and competitive sectors.

A state panel designated the Muncie district as a distressed political subdivision.

Embezzlement charges at the Alabama agency will not impact bond payments, general manager says.

The Chicago-based firm hired veteran healthcare banking specialist Brian McGough.

Voters in the Hatton School District resoundingly approved a bond referendum to build a $6.3 million addition to the school in a special election Tuesday.

Decisions by Georgia and South Carolina regulators and lawmakers will affect the public owners of two nuclear projects.

The Clarkston School District won't ask voters to reconsider its recently failed construction bond in February.

Muni issuers are being forced to take action on tax-exempt private activity draw-down bonds and commercial paper because of the House tax bill.

The state-supported Kentucky university’s bond rating was downgraded to A-plus by S&P Global Ratings.

Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. hired James Terry to manage the growing demand for public school financing in Texas, the firm said.

The deal includes $524 million to refund outstanding debt.

An Ascension and Providence St. Joseph merger would surpass for-profit HCA Healthcare.