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The outlook on Mississippi’s AA S&P rating was revised to negative.

Advisory firm Umbaugh named Marvin Founds as its first director of Ohio education finance.

Rhode Island released its first debt affordability report since 1999.

PICKENS, S.C. -- The new Pickens County Council voted Monday to undo two notable stands by the previous council.

Lawrence, Kan., introduced a new investor website to broaden the appeal of the college town's debt.

City comptroller calls for tighter internal targets.

April 29--ELKHART -- Sweeping changes laid out in Elkhart Community Schools' strategic plan are moving forward after the school board officially began the process of selling $10 million in bonds to pay for some of the changes.

Texas' largest school district, the Houston ISD, will price a record $838 million of bonds.

-By 19 votes, Lafourche Parish voters rejected a one-cent sales tax increase today that would have boosted school worker salaries.

The Moses Lake School Board voted Thursday evening to authorize the issuance of $135 million in bonds to build a second high school, a new elementary school, and refurbish the existing high school.

Mayor says Chicago Public Schools will remain open despite court defeat.

S&P Global Ratings will continue to base California school GO ratings on budgets and operations.

Illinois delays in grant payments to districts like CPS adds to its liquidity woes.

Sherman, Texas, residents and voters got a chance to ask their burning questions Thursday night about the proposed $308 million bond meant to overhaul the Sherman Independent School District's facilities.

Municipal bonds were slightly weaker at midday, as traders look ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which features big offerings from California, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

Duncan Public Schools, Okla., (DPS) is hoping to get voters down to an open house so they can get the information they need about the transportation aspect of the school bond up for vote on May 9.

As the Anderson School District 4, S.C., bond referendum on May 2 approaches, a loosely organized group of people are speaking out in opposition to the $79 million proposal. But the bond steering committee and district officials dispute some of the opponents' assertions.

The municipal bond market is taking a breather on Friday since no major bond deals are scheduled to be priced in the primary.

Indiana passed a law to respond to S&P's critique of its school bond intercept program.

Clark-Shawnee Local Schools, Ohio, are back on the ballot asking residents to approve the same school bond issue voters denied in November.