Politics

Brad Lander, the city comptroller, tallied the potential Trump administration threats to the city's federal funding, from infrastructure to hospitals.

The MSRB has a full slate of initiatives teed up, with an emphasis on modernizing its rulebook.

The CFO's revenue estimate reveals a $169 million temporary boost and overall population growth while concerns arise over proposed cuts to the federal workforce.

BofA and Morgan Stanley left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, but there was no word from the Texas attorney general on their status as bond underwriters in the state.

Although a new administration means policy uncertainty, most analysts see the economy growing above trend next year, although inflation will remain a concern.

While municipals have outperformed USTs on the whole in 2024, they will close December with losses. How taxables perform in early 2025 coupled with macroeconomic and Washington policy uncertainty have municipal market participants on edge for what lies ahead.

The debate over the debt limit has exposed rifts among Republicans, who will take full control of Congress on Friday.

President-elect Trump and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser renew relations as the city braces for the inauguration, and a stadium site transfer from federal control which could spur a floodgate of bond issuance.

Cuyahoga County and Cleveland will each pay $20 million to fund capital repairs at the venues that host Cleveland Cavaliers basketball and Guardians baseball.

The public finance community remembers President Jimmy Carter's pivotal roles in the near bankruptcy of New York City, deregulation of the transportation industry, and his contributions to state and local governments.