Public finance

Creditors are at odds with the island government over the conditions on federal hurricane disaster aid.

The council wants to buy time to decide on a longer term water contract.

Municipal bonds finished weaker on Tuesday as deals from Florida and New York priced ahead of Illinois' $4.5 billion sale slated for Wednesday.

Chicago Public Schools will ask its board to OK up to $1.1 billion of borrowing Wednesday.

Comptroller Susana Mendoza wants lawmakers to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Debt Transparency Act.

Oklahoma's Republican leaders agreed to increase taxes on cigarettes and fuel to stabilize the budget.

Battle Ground school district voters have a chance to build new schools and replace aging facilities.

Panelists at SIFMA's annual meeting see the federal government making changes to grant programs and PABs for infrastructure.

The new system would feature enhanced technology and integrate across all the authority's subway, bus and commuter rail units.

Municipal bonds were mixed at midday as several large deals hit the screens on Tuesday.

The petition calls the $1.25 billion budget-balancing move unconstitutional.

The AA-rated city has strong reserves, according to Fitch Ratings.

Action revs up on Tuesday in the municipal bond market as several large deals get set to hit the screens while traders eye yields ahead of the big Illinois sale on Wednesday.

The most severely impacted New Jersey municipalities have largely recovered from the 2012 superstorm, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Municipal bonds held in to finish little changed on Monday as the market eyed this week’s new issue calendar, topped up by the return of Illinois with a multi-billion dollar bond offering.

City council members say they need more time to consider contract and other options.

Treasurer Denise Nappier called for sound bond-cap provisions, full funding of ARCs and adherence to a 2008 pension bond covenant.

Municipal bonds were steady at mid-session as the market eyes a chunky new issue calendar, topped up by the return of Illinois with a multi-billion dollar bond offering on Wednesday.

It's the utility's first long-term debt issuance since a court ruling that could have credit repercussions for SRP and other public utilities.

In what’s easily the largest deal of the year, Illinois is set to come to market with $4.5 billion of general obligation bonds that will help pay down a bill backlog that’s around $15 billion. The lowest-rated U.S. state has momentum going its way after last week’s successful $1.5 billion competitive GO sales -- and Illinois is hoping that success spills over into this week’s negotiated offering.