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Texas Capital joined the ranks of firms like Crews & Associates adding public finance talent, while SIFMA and Arteria AI partnered on a new platform in May.

The U.S. loses its third triple-A rating as Congress works to pass a massive tax cuts and spending bill.

Pops, a managing director at cfX, a municipal advisory firm serving housing finance agencies, brought passion and institutional knowledge to the sector.

The deal includes a mix of new money and refunding, with a small forward-delivery series, as the authority plows forward with capital plans.

The rating agency, which gave the state a positive outlook a year ago, upgraded its general obligation rating a notch to AA-plus ahead of a $25 million bond sale.

The Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank priced $125 million revenue bonds, with delivery expected next week.

At a Bond Buyer conference in Atlanta, industry leaders talked about tariff turmoil, the tax-exemption, weather resiliency, infrastructure and more. 

Moody's downgrading of Maryland's credit rating is resulting in finger pointing among state lawmakers, questions about spending levels, and concerns about the state's spotless record.

State officials called the one-notch rating cut to Aa1 with a stable outlook "a Trump downgrade" due to the state's heightened exposure to presidential policies.

The full legislative package could land on the House floor as soon as next week.

The up to $385 million of sales and use tax revenue bonds will finance sewer projects to address sanitary system overflows under a federal consent decree.

May 6 brought disappointing results for two Midwest states with school bond referendums on ballots, as voters mostly rejected the issuances.

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.