Public finance

Jim Spiotto of Chapman Strategic Advisors explores creative means to revive states and cities and boost pension funding. He also discusses lessons learned from the Lehman Brothers collapse. Paul Burton hosts.

Municipal bonds turned mixed on Monday as two New York issuers offered deals to retail buyers.

The state is ready to go with a $362 million forward refunding of appropriation-backed debt.

New York State made a one-time payment to Niagara Falls to offset disputed casino revenue-sharing losses.

The $112 million GO sale Tuesday includes $97 million of green bonds, supported an opinion from an accredited verifier.

The city-owned airport has $6.2 billion of outstanding bonds and plans to embark on several refundings.

The federal government ran a $119.1 billion surplus in September, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

The Virginia Public School Authority will sell the first bonds since the state put up new dedicated websites for investors to access information.

Deals from two New York issuers were offered to retail buyers on Monday as a supply-heavy week began.

With almost $11 billion of municipal bond volume heading their way, investors will be in the catbird seat as a wide array of issuers, credits and ratings come to market.

The price of the territory's debt has more than doubled this year.

The municipal bond market is set for almost $11 billion of new supply.

Added debt drove one-notch downgrade but long-term benefits seen.

Economic growth and increased local taxes drove Philadelphia to its highest surplus since the Great Recession in the last fiscal year, according to the city’s fiscal watchdog.

As Oregon schools, municipalities and public agencies face another major increase in public pension costs come July, some are considering a risky solution.

Moody's cut the rating of Oak Lawn, Illinois, to the lowest investment grade level.

Municipal bond supply jumps to almost $11 billion next week as investors get set to see a wide variety of deals heading their way.

Stan Brezenoff expects to tap public-private partnerships and design-build as he sets out to rectify the troubled New York City Housing Authority,

Pension obligation bonds won't be in the mayor's budget plan, and rising rates are making it harder for a deal to pencil out.

A government official said the governor took the action as a step to restore Puerto Rico's credit.