Public finance

While April was a challenging month for muni performance, this summer will be a more supportive environment, said Mark Paris, chief investment officer and head of municipals at Invesco.

Chicago will host its annual investor conference on Thursday as Mayor Brandon Johnson's administration faces challenges including a $1.12 billion deficit.

Since the attack, many in the industry have had conversations about how to better secure transfer of funds, Vivian Altman said.

Daniel Cohen hopes to leverage his decades of experience to grow Cabrera's brand. 

The muni market is recovering from tariff turmoil, and is more resilient than the day-to-day volatility suggests, Jamie Doffermyre of Truist Securities said.

The up to $385 million of sales and use tax revenue bonds will finance sewer projects to address sanitary system overflows under a federal consent decree.

May 6 brought disappointing results for two Midwest states with school bond referendums on ballots, as voters mostly rejected the issuances.

Even with Monday's U.S.-China tariff truce and Tuesday's inflation print, the market has felt better over the past several weeks, said Jamie Iselin, managing director and head of municipal fixed income at Neuberger Berman.

The Montana Facility Finance Authority can directly issue debt for a broader array of organizations following a legislative change.

Flight delays and safety concerns at Newark Airport has pushed FAA funding levels back into the headlines as the idea of issuing user fee supported bonds to provide a non-political revenue stream comes back to life.

Bond Dealers of America's Brett Bolton and The Bond Buyer's Kyle Glazier discuss the outlook of federal tax legislation, and the impact of tariffs.

The $839.5 million Harris County Hospital District bond sale will tap $2.5 billion of voter-approved debt authorization for a $3.2 billion expansion project.

Munis yields followed UST yields higher Monday, rising one to four basis points, depending on the scale, but the asset class outperformed USTs.

The hotly anticipated bill from Ways and Means is the first detailed draft and could change as it moves through the legislative process.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom released an enforcement model in conjunction with $3.3 billion in grant funding from a bond measure.

Chicago released a request for qualifications for underwriting services on April 30, seeking to form new pools from which to choose firms to handle their bond sales.

The DASNY program allows the schools to "align their borrowing costs with the aid that they receive from the state," said CEO Robert J. Rodriguez. 

"In our view, the worst for munis is behind us, at least for now; tax-exempts might continue to outperform, but only to a degree as technicals will remain somewhat challenging," Barclays strategists said.

"I'm worried about rates," muni market strategist Vikram Rai said during a webinar Thursday.

The Chicago City Council passed Mayor Brandon Johnson's green affordable housing plan, to be seeded with $135 million from 2024's $1.25 billion bond ordinance.