Public finance

Oklahoma still faces a $215 million budget gap after the state House again failed to pass a revenue measure.

Blow-back from the sell-side centered on the proposal's potential to drive up infrastructure financing costs and accelerate the departure of smaller firms from the business.

The last of the week’s big municipal bond deals came to market on Thursday as municipals wavered in mid-session trade.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's advisors worry about the effect of eliminating advance refundings and private activity bonds.

Two triple-A rated states received a D-minus in the pension and OPEB category.

Market participants are waiting for the last major deal of the week to price while also hoping for some clarity on the tax reform situation.

The state reported a small jump in its unfunded burden while its funded ratio saw a sliver of improvement.

Voters in seven California cities approved marijuana taxes Tuesday.

Deals came in waves in the busiest day of the week Wednesday, with the market firming and most issuers able to lower yields.

The bond proceeds and matching federal funds mean Illinois will pay off $8.5 billion of bills.

Mike Duggan won another term in Detroit, and Flint's Karen Walker beat back a recall effort.

Voters in Houston approved the measure by a more than three-to-one margin.

Faced with dueling bond proposals, Portland voters overwhelmingly decided to borrow $64.3 million to renovate Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche elementary schools in a plan that was backed by a majority of school board and City Council members.

Voters in Clarkston said no to a school bond and voters in Pullman unseated two longtime school board incumbents Tuesday.

The $82.375 million bond referendum on the ballot in Winona went down by a margin of about 10-to-1.

Voters brought change to both the Atlantic City and New Jersey governments in Tuesday's election.

Kansas City voters advanced a proposed P3 to rebuild the city's airport terminal.

The Georgia Public Service Commission will determine if the twin reactor project at Plant Vogtle will go forward.

JPMorgan Securities won the week’s largest bond deal — Pennsylvania’s $974 million of general obligation bonds. In secondary trading, municipals were stronger at midday.

Democrat Scott Stringer earned a second term by trouncing Republican Michel Faulkner.