Public finance

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.

Top-shelf municipal bonds were unchanged at midday, according to traders, who are looking ahead to next week’s smaller-than average $4.97 billion new issue calendar.

The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank is working to upgrade the state's poorly-rated infrastructure.

The rating agency cited the backing of the authority's transportation revenue bonds by a gross lien on operating revenues.

The firm, which returned this year to public finance, hired five bankers in Texas, Florida, Illinois and New York.

Municipal bond traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which will be headlined by deals from a New York State issuer.