Public finance

Bond Dealers of America urges the House Ways and Means Committee to take up and pass a bill that would restore advance refunding bonds according to prior law.

The bonds sold for the air cargo handling facility were rated BBB.

Municipal bond buyers were getting a piece of Connecticut's general obligation bond deal on Wednesday.

Without giving a reason, the Florida Supreme Court dismissed two appeals of the Poinciana Community Development District’s bond validation case.

Wake County school board member Don Agee says he will not support the next school bond referendum.

With flooding from Hurricane Harvey still fresh in voters' minds, officials in Texas' largest county see an urgent need for a flood-control proposal.

A deal in August would have allowed debt holders to get up to 75% of par value.

State government credit support will bring the junk-rated city's coming taxable bond sale up to investment grade.

Municipal traders said the market was slightly firmer on Tuesday, though a lack of new supply was still curtailing opportunity for investors.

Borrowing plans cleared the Finance Committee after minority aldermen complained about diversity.

The Alamance County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution setting 7.88 cents as the maximum tax increase to cover the cost of school and community college bonds, though time will tell what it really is.

Hartford's council authorized an agreement for the state to pay the city's debt over two decades while accepting state oversight.

Municipal bond buyers are seeing some supply hit the market on Tuesday as they look ahead to next week for the biggest deal of the year to date.

As muni investors looked ahead to another week of limited supply, a report from BlackRock recommended taking a flexible strategy.

The latest proposed fiscal plan may allow up to 29.4% of debt to be paid through fiscal year 2023.

The city has underfunded pensions and plans to increase spending to support its school district.

Panelists at the national bond summit in Miami discuss how communities can address climate change and new transportation modes.

$44 million bond issue now includes Jefferson Gymatorium addition

The municipal bond market on Monday is eyeing this week's small holiday calendar of new issues, which is dominated by taxable deals.

The Constitution State is bringing the largest negotiated deal to a supply starved market this week — although the state is faced with fiscal challenges, it hopes the big sale satisfies investors, during a time when munis are attractive but supply is scarce.