Public finance

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

Kansas schools need a $600 million infusion of additional revenue to resolve a state Supreme Court case, said Gov. Sam Brownback.

City leaders have finally decided how to fund a much-needed new police headquarters.

While the latest principles for President Trump's infrastructure plan may not be released until February, several Democrats have introduced bills for competitive grant programs for infrastructure projects.

New York City would be the first major U.S. public pension to divest from fossil fuel businesses.

Morgan Stanley priced a big taxable deal and won a large note sale as yields on long-dated top-rated municipal bonds rose as much as nine basis points.

Wake County voters will likely have to wait until November, instead of May, to decide the fate of a bond for new school construction.