Public finance

Top-rated municipal bonds strengthened at mid-session as the Dormitory of the State of New York competitively sold almost $1.7 billion of bonds in a handful of offerings.

Franklin Regional School District's financial adviser has recommended the board issue $9.9 million in bonds.

The municipal bond market will be watching as the Dormitory of the State of New York competitively sells $1.7 billion of bonds in five separate offerings on Tuesday.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished mixed on Monday, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week’s new issues hit the screens.

Robert Lamb of Lamont Financial Services is a veteran of municipal turnaround efforts in Connecticut.

City officials are highlighting the improved transparency provided by the new website.

The Department of Energy approved $3.7 billion in loan guarantees for the Plant Vogtle project.

The board says it will postpone any discussion of furloughs until the next fiscal year.

The state still lacks a budget as Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy vetoed a Republican-crafted $40.7 billion biennial spending plan. Meanwhile, capital Hartford spirals toward a possible bankruptcy. Mayor Luke Bronin says increased state aid, bondholder flexibility and labor concessions are all needed to keep the city out of Chapter 9.

The cash-strapped gambling resort highlight's available property and the state's ability to offer tax breaks.

Top-rated municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week’s new issues hit the screens.

The Puerto Rico Electric Authority bondholders said their loan offer to PREPA was a sincere offer to help and Puerto Rico’s government bitingly denounced it on Thursday and Friday.

Municipal bond market participants are returning to work on Monday ready to see a smaller-than-usual new issue calendar awaiting them this week.

The state's treasurer, Seth Magaziner, cited the “back to basics” strategy his office undertook about a year ago.

Two key Puerto Rico Oversight Board members met with members of Congress Thursday and Friday.

Court mediation offers no solution to Flint indecision on water contract.

Top-shelf municipal bonds ended mixed on Friday ahead of a smaller-than-average new issue calendar that is dominated by a variety of offerings from the Dormitory of the State of New York.

Northwestern was assigned a negative outlook on one of its triple-A ratings.

Issuance of municipal bonds fell 33.9% to $26.7 billion compared to $40.4 billion in September 2016.

Keys Energy Services estimates $32 million in damages from Hurricane Irma, and FEMA will cover most of it.