Public finance

The MSRB is making a push to understand muni market indicators.

Michigan no longer has any local governments under emergency management and the state program may be quietly laid to rest.

Municipals were firm as Massachusetts offered almost $727 million of general obligation bonds to retail buyers.

City Budget Director Melanie Hartzog discusses the $89.16 billion fiscal 2019 budget, spending priorities, reserves and the dynamic between Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office and the City Council. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

The municipal bond market will see under $4 billion of new paper to close out the month and market participants remain hopeful volume will spike in September and stay strong into the fall.

Wilshire Consulting said the aggregate funded ratio for U.S. state pension plans remained unchanged between and first and second quarters of 2018 at 70.8%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous 12 months.

A huge surplus and strong state economy could drive demand for the upcoming $989 million offering.

More than a decade after voters created the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas with $3 billion of bond funding, the state is nearing that goal with a $322 million deal this week.

Portfolio managers say taxable alternatives have appeared cheaper lately when compared to the short end of the tax-exempt yield curve.

The municipal bond market will see under $4 billion of new paper to close out the month and market participants remain hopeful volume will spike in September and stay strong into the fall.

A week after pricing the largest airport bond issue in its history, Denver will close on the deal with a goal of remodeling the still youthful aviation hub.

Massachusetts returns to the municipal bond market this week as it prepares to offer general obligation bonds ahead of the Labor Day holiday

A COFINA bondholder group welcomed the plan as a step toward consummating the COFINA restructuring agreement-in-principal.

Municipal bond buyers will get another chance to get some Massachusetts and Texas paper as both issuers head into the market.

The Rahm Emanuel administration told aldermen that a POB could save $6 billion and ease future tax and fee hikes.

Owners of a Los Angeles complex had argued that their duty to provide affordable units ended when bonds were paid off.

DASNY finished the first half of 2018 as the nation’s second largest issuer with $3.2 billion in bonds sold.

Massachusetts and Texas will be in the market next week as the unofficial summer season winds down during the last week before Labor Day.

James J. O'Neil received a 12-month suspension from the market for his role in the flipping and kickback scheme.

Legislation pending in both the Senate and House would eliminate private activity bond volume caps for water and sewer projects.