Public finance

Muni analysts doubt that either major-party candidate for governor has the solutions to Illinois' many fiscal problems.

Municipal buyers expect the city of Los Angeles to hit the market running as it plans to competitively sell almost $1.9 billion of notes and bonds.

Wake County has taken the first step toward putting three bonds on the November ballot that will cost, in total, $1.1 billion.

Municipal buyers will see a $5.3 billion new issue calendar next week, with the biggest deals coming out of Los Angeles.

State lawmakers are in extra innings over a Pawtucket baseball stadium bond package as the team threatens a move.

Referendums on making Madison County a "sanctuary county" for gun owners and an advisory referendum on holding advisory referendums for bond sales are headed to the November ballot.

The legislature faces a June 30 deadline for making labor law changes or the Oversight Board will impose a previously certified plan that includes reductions in employee benefits.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 3.99% from 4.00% the week before.

Municipal bonds held onto gains as buyers saw two big deals come to market on Thursday.

Pima County roads could be in for a $430 million tune-up under a five-year bond program that will go before voters this fall.

Spokane County will issue $25 million in bonds that will be repaid as a loan by the agency building the project.

Municipal bond buyers were seeing the last of the week’s big sales come to market as munis were stronger in quiet secondary activity on Thursday.

Unbalanced contracts, layers of bureaucracy and weak contract management make New York transit projects expensive and time-consuming, according to Scott Rechler.

The sale and lease of assets could raise money to pay off the power authority's debt.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Tuesday as California’s $1.7 billion tobacco bond deal received $15 billion in orders.

Three straight years of budget surpluses led S&P Global Ratings to upgrade the Nassau County town of 766,000.

The department's chief procurement officer, Jamie Rhee, will replace Ginger Evans.

A proposed ballot measure to pay for a new Campbell police building and an almost-new library moved ahead Tuesday night, but the city council continued to struggle with the precise language that will go on the November ballot.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Tuesday as California’s big tobacco bond deal was priced for institutions.

The results from last week's school bond election in Leavenworth are now official.