Public finance

Battle Ground Public Schools hopes the third time will be the charm for school construction funding, as the school board voted 4-1 Wednesday to again put a bond measure before district voters.

The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board is poised to issue $114 million in bonds for sewer and drainage repairs.

The Huntsville city council on Wednesday approved selling municipal bonds to finance $69 million in projects and infrastructure associated with the Toyota-Mazda plants to be built in Limestone County.

The island's future will depend on external aid, the amount of emigration, and internal reforms, economist Jason Bram found.

About $366 million of bonds are a component of the incentive package Wisconsin offered to land a Foxconn plant.

The new chief of the MTA's headline unit must juggle his vision for the agency with crisis management.

Buyers are watching warily from the sidelines as the deals sell into an uncertain market environment

While there are aspects to the proposal that a municipal professional may admire, it’s not inherently obvious that the shift to a 20/80 split between federal and local funding will produce results.

The administration would cut funds for the Water Infrastructure and Finance Innovation Act program.

Municipal bond buyers were wary of possible interest rate increases, as issues from Los Angeles, New York and Utah hit the market.

Shorter calls and a shift in the use of floating rate paper are part of Wisconsin's toolkit after tax reform.

The MSRB's annual Fact Book paints a picture of a 2017 muni market that held fairly steady despite tax reform anxiety, with no major declines or drastic shifts in trading activity or trends.

The Reno County Commission approved changes Tuesday to a proposed policy on issuing industrial revenue bonds, eliminating a requirement that the business seeking the bonds must create at least 10 jobs with a payroll of at least $250,000.

Residents of the Derby, Kan., school district approved one bond issue but rejected two others in a special election on Tuesday.

A public facilities bond election that would fund the siting and construction of a Moscow police station at the existing Moscow Recycling Center originally set for this spring has now been scheduled for May 2019.

The Albert Lea school board marked its calendar for May 8 with Tuesday night's five-to-one vote in favor of a special election regarding a building bond to update Hammer Complex.

CalPERS' decision to shorten amortization period could further challenge local governments in California.

Maynard Cooper & Gale hires six from Balch & Bingham.

The municipal bond market saw more supply sail its way on Wednesday as three big offerings hit the screens.

JPMorgan will be first company to develop a major project under New York City’s East Midtown rezoning.