Public finance

City officials say the bond will help create new and preserve existing affordable housing in response to the shortage in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The federal government ran a $74.9 billion deficit in June, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

Kristin Stephens of UBS explores recent trends in the municipal bond world in relation to the impact on the buyer base. Knowing what the concerns are and what structures appeal is also an important aspect of the of the sell side. John Hallacy is the host.

The Philadelphia Parking Authority, already under state scrutiny for costing public schools nearly $78 million of revenues because of mismanagement, is now a focus of the city’s new fiscal watchdog.

The U.S. Supreme Court case heightens the risks for Georgia, because authorities could be forced to borrow to build alternate water systems.

New York City’s Department of Finance continues to pay businesses that owe millions of dollars in past due taxes, according to an audit by Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Municipals were mixed at mid-session as the last of the week’s big deals came to market, led by a bond offering out of California and a note sale from Colorado.

Moody's has cut the ratings of 31 Illinois municipalities due in part to pension strains over the last 18 months.

A plan costing up to $3 billion to replace Lindbergh Field's more t50-year-old Terminal 1 as well as redevelop lop other parts of the airport advanced this week with the release of a lengthy environmental analysis documenting potential impacts.

Orange County, California. Water District expects to be third water agency to close on a WIFIA loan by month's end.

The board has claimed its policies must be followed to make money available for bond payments.

Three Republican senators have introduced legislation that would slash federal spending for transportation and federal fuels taxes and put more responsibility on states for transportation infrastructure and all mass transit projects.

Two Dallas-area school districts put their recently approved bonds up for sale to a receptive market.

Requests for municipal bond identifiers rose in June for the fourth month in a row as the Dormitory Authority of New York sold $1.79 billion of bonds to a supply-starved market.

The league tables show a return to normal from the first quarter, when PFM, Citi and JPMorgan all placed lower than usual.

Most of the state's largest cities are making strides in trimming their OPEB liablities, a study says.

The Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority is expanding its rail and bus services in the Seattle region.

Walter Higgins plans to submit his resignation because an unexpected family incident will keep him out of Puerto Rico, the governor said.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as a swell of supply swept into the market on Wednesday.

The Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District’s CP program will finance a critical infrastructure repair program and capital projects.