Public finance

CalPERS' plan to dial back the assumed return on its investments puts pressure on governments to make up the difference.

Skeptics question whether the MTA can deliver on time and on budget after it fumbled other big projects.

Martin Robins, founding director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, discusses New Jersey's transportation infrastructure needs in the face of state fiscal pressures. Robins, who helped create New Jersey Transit, explores how funding may change under Gov.-elect Phil Murphy. Hosted by Andrew Coen.

The muni market is skidding to a halt from a break-neck issuance filled two weeks, as few notable deals remain on the calendar.

The two largest deals of the week touched down, as yields rose with comprehensive tax reform just a few President Trump pen strokes away from becoming official.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed that Puerto Rico Employers Retirement System bond interest payments to bondholders should continue pending a determination on their lien.

Bridgeview, Illinois is the second Illinois home rule community to take advantage of new borrowing program.

Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien on Tuesday urged state legislators to consider a "Plan B" if they're not willing to vote on the current stadium-financing plan to build a new Triple-A ballpark for the PawSox.

Gov. Rick Snyder says the state Supreme Court ruling won't impact state finances.

The changing federal landscape will trigger tax and revenue revisions and New York's growth may be insufficient to weather downturns, two reports said.

The primary market is still waiting for the last few deals of the week to hit, as both the holiday weekend and tax bill becoming law draw closer.

While there are public meetings being held about the proposed Chesapeake Bayhawks stadium and fields project, it will take approval from multiple state agencies and the Anne Arundel County Council before anyone puts a shovel into the dirt.

El Paso will issue an extra $15.5 million in debt to build the second phase of the East Side sports complex, which officials said will be paid back by future property owners in the area without impacting the overall city tax rate.

When the future of tax-exempt bonds for nonprofits was unclear, the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York unleashed many end-of- year transactions.

A new school for third- through fifth-graders would be built if Perkins-Tryon Public Schools voters approve two bonds totaling $16.5 million next February.

Officials with Alexandria Community Schools during a preliminary determination hearing on Monday announced hopes taxpayers will approve a $19.3 million facilities bond payable over 19 years.

Bond director Ben Watkins lamented the loss of the refinancing tactic that helped refinance 62% of the state’s debt portfolio.

An end is finally in sight for road work that revolved around Malden's suspended water-main replacement program.

Only a handful of larger deals remain for pricing in the market on Wednesday, as comprehensive tax reform is imminent.

A three judge panel of the appeals court said a supplemental environmental impact statement does not need to be written to analyze the impact of Metrorail's problems on the $5.6B Purple LIne P3 project.