Public finance

Chief Executive Officer Forrest Claypool will step down at the after being accused of lying and engaging in a cover-up of an ethics probe of a top aide.

The structure the airport used combines the advantages of a bond issue with those of a private bank loan, an official said.

With another $20-plus billion on the docket, it's expected to be another frenzy-filled week in the municipal primary market. Issuers continue to sprint to market ahead of the looming tax bill that will alter the market’s landscape. Investor demand won’t be short either, as both traditional and crossover buyers will be fighting for allocations.

The municipal bond market saw the first of the week’s big offerings hit the screens on Monday, led by Connecticut’s competitive sales and the University of California’s negotiated deal.

BondWave LLC, a financial technology firm focused on fixed income solutions, is bring on Pete Newman as vice president of sales.

First on the list is an infrastructure plan we can embrace fully – with clearly identified and unencumbered revenue streams from the Federal level.

The municipal bond market will see a second week of hefty supply, with almost $22 billion of new deals lining up for sale.

Municipal issuers continue to race to market with deals before the calendar turns over, as the tax bill may limit issuance in 2018.

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District will get its advance refunding deal done this year after accelerating its schedule.

Georgia's Public Service Commission begins new hearings on the nuclear reactor project Monday.

Over two months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island’s government still hasn’t received any of the $4.9 billion of short-term loans promised in the storm aid package Congress passed at the end of October.

President Donald Trump plans to keep pushing his legislative agenda in 2018 by releasing his long-promised infrastructure proposal in early January, a senior administration official said.

The municipal bond market will see a second week of chunky new issuance, with almost $20 billion of new deals lining up for sale.

The Philadelphia School District’s planned transition back to local control after 16 years of state control could add credit pressure the city’s 13 charter schools, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Bills look to tackle local governments' $18.8 billion pension and retirement health care unfunded liability,

With a $2.4 billion modernization of Newark Liberty International Airport already taking flight, an urban planning group wants the airport to spread its wings further with a large-scale infrastructure project.

The municipal bond market was one again looking at an above-average calendar for next week, with negotiated supply alone coming in at over $17 billion.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dropped to 3.90% from 3.99% last week.

The strong revenue numbers are a sign of a strengthening economic rebound, said Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller.

The act gives the federal government flexibility in how to deal with Puerto Rico, the department said in answering a challenge by Aurelius Capital.