Public finance

Fresh from a victory on Friday, bondholders and insurers are asking the Title III bankruptcy court to award them additional documents connected to the sales and use tax.

Breakneck action continued in the primary market as issuers flooded the market ahead of the tax reform vote, in order to get deals closed before the end of the year.

The December revenue forecast puts the state $150 million below target over the first five months of the fiscal year.

The action continued on Tuesday in the primary market as issuers flooded the market ahead of the tax reform vote, in order to get deals done and closed before the end of the year.

It took just one day for the North Huron Board of Education to go back to the voters.

Lubbock's City Council voted Monday to finance a $60 million public safety improvements project starting as soon as this fiscal year.

The week got off to a fast start on Monday and will pick up right where it left off on Tuesday, as issuers are doing what they can to get deals done and in the books before yearend. Tuesday is expected to be one of the last busiest primary days of the year.

Tax revenues but are still ahead of projections for the year.

In an unusually busy Monday, municipal bond issuers tried to beat the clock and complete sales ahead of the impending tax reform.

The Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority will price a $679 million current and advance refunding of tobacco bonds.

Approval of the tax reform bill led the Florida Development Finance Corp. to cancel its Monday meeting to approve a deal for the train project.

Phillips County will get a new jail and law enforcement facility.

A limited tax base and heavy legacy obligations have hamstrung the city, according to the rating agency.

Puerto Rico said it had $5 billion more in cash than disclosed three weeks ago after scouring more than 800 government bank accounts.

Now that the uncertainty of tax legislation and how it relates to munis is gone, market participants can focus on the upcoming calendar — as it will most likely be the last big supply week for a while, with Christmas and New Year’s right around the corner.

The primary market is set for yet another week of hyperactivity as issuers make one final push to get advance refundings done before they disappear.

The state's latest financial report shows Canton is still financially stressed but improving.

Colorado and its private partners on redevelopment of a 10-mile section of Interstate 70 are in the market with $116.9 million of PABs.

The final tax bill released late Friday afternoon saved private activity bonds but advance refunding bonds will disappear.

Concerned about the tax bill before Congress, the private passenger train owners want to issue bonds by Dec. 31.