Public finance

Municipals finished little changed on Monday in quiet activity.

Teresita Fuentes has been in the position for six months.

Municipals were stronger in quiet activity on Monday as the market looks ahead to new competitive sales.

Voters could experience déjà vu when they open their ballots for the February special election, which are scheduled to be mailed Friday.

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority intends to sell roughly $1.25 billion in bonds and notes this week as debate simmers over its funding sources.

Another week of sub-average issuance lies ahead for the muni market.

Many mayors were not sympathetic about the federal budget showdown, contrasting it to their own mandate to balance budgets and deliver services.

Judge Susan Braden had said she was inclined to hold the U.S. government responsible for impairments to Employees Retirement System bonds.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's initiative aims to improve practices at the Department of Design and Construction, the city's leading construction management agency.

The municipal bond market will feel like it’s still on vacation next week as supply hovers around holiday week type levels.

As the board delayed a vote on fare and toll increases, transit funding, performance metrics and the L-train tunnel project chaos permeated discussion.

Recent upheaval in senior management at Michigan State University won’t impact the timeline to sell bonds to fund sex-abuse settlements.

In the week ended Jan. 24, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose to 4.11% from 4.09% last week.

Municipal bonds finished mostly stronger on Thursday as deals from issuers in Connecticut and New Jersey dominated action.

Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky wants to end automatic across-the-board budget cuts that include a reduction in the subsidy for direct-pay Build America Bonds.

A continuing disclosure agreement debuted in documents for the state's advance refunding of Build America Bonds.

Topics range from policy changes, regulatory developments, and pensions to interest rates, technology, and market opportunities.

The seat of Niagara County was raised to A3 by Moody's Investors Service.

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is offering relief to the 4.500 federal employees in Puerto Rico whose paychecks have stopped coming.

Municipal bonds were mostly stronger as action in the primary slowed.