Public finance

Municipal bonds finished mixed in trading on Wednesday as issuers in New York and Massachusetts came to market.

New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer cited pension fund gains while challenger Michel Faulkner said the incumbent doesn't stand up to mayor Bill de Blasio's spending.

The Garden City Commission approved an ordinance adopting the Sports of the World project plan for the STAR Bond Development District, as well as financing to develop it.

Municipal bonds were trading mixed at mid-session as issuers in New York and Massachusetts hit the market with several big bond deals.

Moody’s lowered Niagara Falls’ general obligation debt to Baa3 from Baa2.

Voters in New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District, N.D., approved a 20-year bond for structural repairs and air quality improvements Tuesday in a special election.

The utility in Gainesville will use bond proceeds to buy a privately owned plant to exit an above-market power purchase agreement.

The municipal bond market will see large deals from the Northeast on Wednesday as issuers in New York and Massachusetts are set to offer bonds.

Senate consideration is next as Pennsylvania winds through the fourth month of its budget stalemate.

Illinois' break in budget gridlock and tax hikes help market digest bonds.

Top-shelf municipal bond yields dropped as many as five basis points, as about half of the week’s issuance is flowed into the primary market.

The mayor's office said the survey by City Controller Alan Butkovitz, a soda tax opponent, wasn't impartial.

The state is $666 million ahead of budget projections for the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

Municipal bond analysts cite the lack of clarity on the island’s economic future, the level of federal aid after two hurricanes, and the Title III bankruptcy process.

The $2 billion public-private partnership was put on hold after a federal judge issued an injunction.

Municipal market participants have their hands full on Tuesday, as roughly half of the week’s issuance is flowing into the primary market.

Waynesville leaders are pondering the idea of bond referendum to fund a slew of long-range projects, from greenway expansion to a new Hazelwood fire station.

The Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education could save $731,000 by refinancing bonds.

Moody's Investors Service placed 29 cities and school districts on review for downgrade.

Municipal bond buyers will be seeing almost $5 billion of bonds hit the market on Tuesday, led by big sales from California and Illinois.