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The Austin school board Monday night called for a $1.05 billion bond package to be placed before voters in November.

California lawmakers have approved a plan to borrow up to $6 billion to prepay pension obligations.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling the state legislature back into session take action on mayoral control of the New York City school system.

Laura Whittall-Scherfee will direct a California agency that finances affordable housing.

Chicago Public Schools closed on the private placement of $112 million of grant anticipation notes.

A California court handed a partial win to both sides in litigation between water providers.

Indiana’s termination of a troubled highway P3 underscores the financial risks of such projects.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- As the mother and grandmother of children with special needs, Heather Young has never voted against a school bond issue.

Florida’s utilities expect to take on more debt to develop alternative water sources, Fitch Ratings says.

Wells Fargo Securities hired four public finance veterans for key roles in its government and institutional banking group as it expands its housing and higher education teams.

Although the volume for the primary market will fall toward a more normal level, demand isn't expected to waver.

Rutgers University's outlook was revised to stable from negative by Moody’s Investors Service.

A committee overseeing Portland, Ore.'s first affordable housing bond will meet soon.

Ector County Independent School District's needs in career and technology education, fine arts and technology were discussed during the Bond Advisory Committee meeting Thursday at George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were flat at midday as traders take a break from the primary on Friday to look ahead to next week’s new issue slate. an estimated $6.82 billion.

The Jacksonville School District 117, Ill., school board members approved the issuing of up to $15 million in construction bonds Wednesday night.

City Council moved forward with a plan to refinance Meadville, Pa.'s debt burden at Wednesday's meeting following a gloomy discussion of current and upcoming infrastructure needs. Council will likely vote to on the refinancing plan at its July 19 meeting.

Municipal bond traders are taking a break from the primary on Friday to go through the long list of deals that priced this week and put them into their order books.

NFMA paper focuses on key disclosures from issuers of local government general obligation debt.

A new Florida education bill is credit negative for 67 public school districts, Moody's says.