Public finance

Diverging economies and operating predictability shape the differences between the New England neighbors, said S&P.

The plan would raise power costs, but analysts say municipal utilities and energy cooperatives can absorb the increases or pass them on to customers.

Municipal bonds were mixed with some Puerto Rico issues trading higher as the primary saw a bevy of new deals hit the screens.

The Tucson City Council signaled its plans Tuesday to put a $225 million bond measure on the November ballot designed to revitalize city parks.

The city will decide whether to apply the designation to an upcoming deal to fund housing for homeless people.

The bankuptcy court will hear a motion Wednesday to allow the probe, which could undercut billions of dollars in bondholder claims.

The municipal bond market saw billions of dollars of bonds hit the screens on Tuesday.

The city will issue $80 million of limited tax general obligation bonds and $64 million subordinate lien income tax bonds,

Its plan aims to create 3,900 homes in the greater Portland region.

The muni industry's self regulator said issuers have found underwriters' disclosure letters to be too long, filled with boilerplate, and duplicative.

The muni market saw several large deals hit the screens Tuesday from issuers in California, Seattle and Connecticut.

Northwest Community Schools is giving it's $24.9 million bond another try.

Las Cruces city councilors on Monday unanimously OK'd placing a nearly $35.6 million general-obligation bonds package before city voters in August.

For three hours Monday, members of the state Parkways Authority hashed out details for the sale of more than $300 million of turnpike bonds, a plan the authority is expected to formally approve on Thursday.

"Hurricane Czar" Alan Rubin of Blank Rome tells how cities have redefined resiliency through data mining and green-bond mainstreaming, and explores what went wrong in Ellicott City, Md. Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host.

The $1.2 billion in bonds are being sold through a conduit by a P3 developer.

With a focus on infrastructure deals, muni buyers are set for a hefty new-issue calendar.

New York City's surplus for Fiscal 2018 will be used to help balance the Fiscal 2019 budget.

New York City’s regulatory and tax oversight of businesses is a balancing act between the desire to increase revenues and to improve human behaviors, according to an urban planning expert.

After nearly three decades of waiting for federal funds, the Texas port will issue its own debt to expand its ship channel for larger tankers and cargo vessels.