Public finance

The federal government ran a $42.9 billion deficit in July, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

Eugene DePasquale urged the system to pay Wall Street less and better educate its board members.

Gilbert, Ariz., put the kibosh on subsidizing a Cactus League site for the Milwaukee team.

A special election will decide if Ardmore City Schools will be able to make needed upgrades to its schools, buy new buses to replace outdated ones and build a new district performing arts center.

Ronnie Lowenstein, director of the watchdog New York City Independent Budget Office, examines the city's economy, its budget and its variables. Hosted by Paul Burton and Chip Barnett.

Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at midday, traders said, as the last of this week’s new issue supply was hitting the screens.

The vote culminated a five-year effort designed to fund public improvements, notably to transit infrastructure.

Municipal bond traders are set to see the last of this week’s new issue supply hit the screens on Thursday, with a big Florida sale leading the calendar.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told investors the city will soon launch the new debt issuance vehicle.

Top-quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Wednesday, traders said, as a few more deals hit the marketplace.

SANDAG has faced controversy over missed revenue projections and a failed bond measure.

Tuesday's Detroit mayoral primary results mean incumbent Mike Duggan will face challenger Coleman Young II in November.

Public charter schools would be eligible for federal funding in bills introduced in the Senate last week.

Penobscot County, Maine, voters will not be asked until 2018 to fund renovations at Bangor's former YMCA building to ease jail overcrowding, according to County Commissioner Peter Baldacci.

Stafford, Texas, voters will be asked on Nov. 7 to approve a $62 million bond proposal that would include building a new middle school and administration building for the Stafford Municipal School District as well as a magnet school.

The end of a casino revenue sharing agreement impacts the city's credit, says S&P.

A Lackawanna County court says a state law that caps tax rates supersedes city home-rule provisions.

Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at midday, traders said, as the market was seeing a lull in issuance with only two major deals slated to hit the screens.

Voters in two school districts, Green Ridge R-VIII and Dresden R-XIII, went to the polls Tuesday to make their choices known in the special election.

After several tries, it appears Clark-Shawnee Local will get a new school.