Public finance

Municipal bond buyers gobbled up taxable supply from Pennsylvania and Illinois Thursday as the recent rise in yields slowed.

As state lawmakers confront a $1 billion budget gap, an 11.2% increase in revenues may be short-lived, budget director says.

Bob Spangler and Jim Tricolli will assume responsibilities as RBC's co-heads of municipal finance as Hamel steps away from the top-five underwriter.

New Jersey’s escalating pension burden threatens to derail future budget plans, a report said.

The Anderson Community Schools Board of Trustees on Tuesday voted in favor of starting the process toward two May 8 bond referendums by unanimously approving four resolutions.

High Point, N.C., will go to the bond market next week to borrow the money for construction of its downtown stadium.

Gov. Jerry Brown's $190.1 billion spending plan emphasizes stockpiling reserves, but fellow Democrats in the legislature want more spending.

Gov. Dannel Malloy urged lawmakers to replenish the Special Transportation Fund.

Santa Fe Public Schools is launching a campaign to win voter approval for the renewal of a 2-mill property tax levy to pay for things the average person often doesn't see in schools.

Municipal bond buyers saw some taxable supply hit the screens on Thursday as the recent yield rise slowed and traders' attention shifted to next week’s holiday-shortened week.

The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education entered their Tuesday, Jan. 9 work session expecting to be wowed by the bells and whistles of the proposed $150 million bond.

Puerto Rico bondholders will have to wait until Jan. 24 for details on how much their payments may be reduced because of hurricane devastation.

Dawn Mangerson, senior portfolio manager at McDonnell Investment Management talks about the ramifications of the new tax legislation and articulates her concerns for municipals in 2018. Aaron Weitzman and Chip Barnett co-host.

Municipal bond buyers are seeing the last of this week’s big deals hit the screens on Thursday as their eyes turn to next week’s new issue slate.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers have issued a report calling for the state volume caps to be removed for private activity bonds used to help finance infrastructure projects.

Puerto Rico oversight law's constitutionality comes under fire as investors' and workers' interests intersect.

S&P Global Ratings sees a ripple effect for New Jersey local governments.

With a financing structure cemented, the first bonds for a Kansas City, Mo., convention center hotel were sold.

Eric Holcomb wants both short- and long-term strategies.

Muni yields rose as much as 10 basis points, as they weakened with treasuries on concern China may stop U.S. debt purchases