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The Montana Facility Finance Authority can directly issue debt for a broader array of organizations following a legislative change.

Flight delays and safety concerns at Newark Airport has pushed FAA funding levels back into the headlines as the idea of issuing user fee supported bonds to provide a non-political revenue stream comes back to life.

The tax bill is far from a done deal, market participants said.

Student loan issuers are watching federal policy, from the Department of Education to the tax-exemption, to decide on the timing and size of their annual deals.

In April, WisdomTree launched two new exchange-traded funds, Nuveen debuted a high-income separately-managed account product and more.

Chicago released a request for qualifications for underwriting services on April 30, seeking to form new pools from which to choose firms to handle their bond sales.

The Ways and Means Committee is expected to release the full text, including revenue raisers, ahead of a Tuesday hearing.

The DASNY program allows the schools to "align their borrowing costs with the aid that they receive from the state," said CEO Robert J. Rodriguez. 

Public power energy providers are moving forward with using elective pay to boost investment in nuclear energy while electrifying small town and rural areas.

The municipal bond market may soon get its first glimpse of hotly anticipated tax legislation.