Public finance

State lawmakers compromised on legislation that provides $2.3 billion of bond authority for transportation and boosts funding for the state's lagging pension fund.

GAO says Congress should consider giving SEC penalty authority over issuers, stripping Puerto Rico's triple-tax exemption,and expanding investor protection.

The federal the clean water and drinking water state revolving funds remain woefully underfunded, ASCE President Kristina Swallow told lawmakers.

The municipal market and its participants were peppered with deals during what will go down as the week’s busiest day.

The City Council urged greater transparency and an end to "frontloading" in its response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $89.06 billion fiscal 2019 executive budget.

The city expects to begin issuance in 2019 and continue pricing deals over five years.

School bond supporters received favorable results for the biggest three proposals.

The new chief investment officer of the $34 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds will begin his duties Monday.

Gaston County voters green-lighted both a $250 million school bond referendum and a quarter-cent sales tax increase to pay back the borrowed money Tuesday night.

The municipal market and its participants are prepped and ready for what should be the busiest day of the week, as the two largest negotiated deals hit the market.

Louisiana plans to ask firms if their policies “infringe on the constitutionally protected rights” of citizens to lawfully keep and bear arms.

The county, which encompasses Houston, can seek voter approval for a flood bond proposal that could exceed $2 billion.

State lawmakers will meet in a special session May 14.

The population of the county north of Dallas is expected to double by 2030.

The market for munis is benefiting from June reinvestment money and pent-up demand after a slow first quarter.

Oyster Bay, New York, is testing the bond market with its first large deal after it was hit with a federal securities fraud lawsuit.

The quarterly update showed growth slowed from 3.4% amid declining commercial leasing activity, and sluggish private sector job growth.

Municipal market participants will get the first supply wave, including the second largest negotiated deal and the biggest competitive deal of the week.

Decking over a portion of the 180-acre rail site in Queens could trigger new investments in parks, schools and housing, according to a city study.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Monday as supply-starved investors awaited the week's planned $4.9 billion of new paper.