Public finance

The Illinois pension intercept law could pose rating strain but also force funding discipline over long term, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Municipal bond buyers are eagerly awaiting the biggest new issue calendar of the year, as almost $10 billion of supply is slated to hit the market this week.

Thanks to what one county official termed an "incredible" bond sale, Lee County will pay less interest than expected on a $33 million loan.

This week the municipal bond market is getting what it wants — and what it needs — more supply. Almost $10 billion of new deals are on tap in a calendar that will have something for almost everybody.

Fitch Ratings shifted its outlook to negatibve on the city's A-minus issuer rating.

The consensual plan for $4.2 billion of Government Development Bank bonds amounts to repayment of 55 cents on the dollar.

The municipal bond market is gearing up for the biggest volume week of the year, with issuers estimated to bring just under $10 billion of new paper.

The bonds will help complete a new hospital wing at Marin General Hospital.

State Treasurer Denise Nappier released a certification that accounts for bond projects lawmakers authorized and canceled.

The municipal bond market will see an almost $10 billion new issue calendar next week.

Rising property values prompted a new look at a tax incentive policy implemented at the turn of the 21^st century.

Detroit's casino revenues steady but city conservative with projections.

In the week ended May 10, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index dropped to 3.99% from 4.04% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

The oversight powers of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority were upheld by a federal judge.

Authority officials say it's business as usual at the authority amid several probes that followed the termination of Dave Jamison.

Municipal CUSIP requests signal the market may be in for a rebound in volume.

Mountain View is considering a business tax in which Google could pay up to $5.4 million a year.

Days after U.S. Highway 14 was snubbed by the state's Corridors of Commerce program, the Minnesota Senate is giving it some attention.

The action in the primary slowed as the last few remaining deals come trickling in with the week winding down.

New York City Planning Commission Chair Marisa Lago talks about the work her department is doing to keep the city’s economy vibrant and growing, detailing the success of the East Midtown Rezoning Plan, the Jerome Avenue revitalization and the 2020 census plans. Chip Barnett hosts.