Public finance

Houston hits the market with more certainty about its pensions but less about the tax-exempt market.

With the future of advance refundings and private activity bonds up in the air, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has decided to take action and advance refund debt while they still can. Given the uncertainty, the MTA’s move could be repeated by many other issuers in position to do so, elevating issuance for the rest of the year.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority heads to market on Monday with the week’s biggest deal — a $2 billion green bond offering.

The Cook County, Ill., board will vote on a fiscal 2018 budget Tuesday, the same day as Chicago.

Muni volume gets a boost during the Thanksgiving holiday week as one of the nation's biggest issuers comes to market with a type of deal that may be banned after this year under pending tax reform legislation.

The state's high court sided with Gov. Mark Dayton in a dispute threatening the appropriation backing one COP financing.

A state-devised board that has governed the city’s school distressed district for 16 years voted to dissolve.

Ramos had been under fire over his management of disaster response and contract and hiring practices.

The municipal bond market is looking ahead to the Thanksgiving week’s $4.2 billion new issue calendar, which is headlined by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2 billion green bond offering.

Texas also would get less funding than it says it needs in the White House request, set to be made on Friday.

The commonwealth's investor conference struck an upbeat tone, thanks to its Boston economic growth and an oversubscribed bond sale.

After a busy week filled with many new deals, the municipal bond market is looking ahead to the Thanksgiving week’s calendar, which is headlined by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s $2 billion green bond offering.

The junk-rated school district pared down spreads after bolstering its balance sheet.

In the week ended Nov. 16, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 3.93% from 3.92% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

The Chicago Board of Education lowered borrowing costs as it returned to the market on Thursday, selling $1.03 billion of general obligation bonds.

The Illinois Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority's direct rating link to the state government was costly.

La Verne is using a new Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District to develop the area around a new train station.

The Chicago Board of Education made a second run at the primary market on Thursday as it returned to offer $1.03 billion of general obligation bonds to muni buyers.

Declining funding for Colorado's retirement accounts led S&P global ratings to revise the state's outlook to negative.

Treasurer Denise Nappier sees the just-passed spending plan as a roadblock to full funding.