Public finance

Municipals were mixed on Thursday as the bond markets await Friday’s release of July’s employment report.

The project is part of efforts to bring employment, housing and public spaces to blighted corridor of Los Angeles.

Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s new issue supply get put away as the market’s gaze turns to next week’s volume.

Bond Buyer Reporter Christine Albano and Contributing Editor John Hallacy discuss the current landscape for retail investors who want to buy municipal bonds. They talk about what’s hot — and what’s not — and what’s up with the short-end. They also look ahead to the second half of the year. Chip Barnett hosts.

Municipal bond buyers saw some supply hit the screens on Wednesday as demand stayed strong.

Christian Sobrino Vega takes over directorship of the agency in charge of debt restructuring from Gerardo Portelo Franco,

The board has identified more than 110 out of 490 local units of government as having an underfunded pension plan or retirement health care plan — or both.

Strong economic conditions drove municipal sales tax collection across New York to its highest first-half increase in eight years.

City officials are concerned the plan will overshadow other bond measures on the November ballot.

CFO Carole Brown says the Windy City is being shortchanged in terms of ratings and yields.

In the competitive arena, Maryland sold two deals totaling over $500 million on Wednesday.

The dispute centers on whether money earmarked for land acquisition can be used for overhead such as salaries and benefits, and administrative costs.

The report card touts the MSRB's accomplishments, though that doesn't sit well with some market participants.

Puerto Rico issues rallied on a restructuring agreement for the power company, while municipal bond buyers saw some new supply head their way.

A new preliminary restructuring deal between the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and its creditors is a positive step for bondholders in a post Hurricane Maria world, according to analysts.

Indian tribe to build roads, offices and other improvements on reservation

Stephen Eide of the Manhattan Institute explores the unfunded liability problems in the state's biggest communities. Paul Burton hosts.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making grants and low-cost loans available for the improvement or development of rural water and wastewater infrastructure projects to comply with a congressional mandate.

For the first time this year, the municipal bond market generated more volume than it did in the same month of 2017, as July issuance edged 1.3% higher.

Puerto Rico issues rallied after reports the island’s electric company struck a debt restructuring agreement with its bondholders.