Public finance

Municipal bonds finished mixed in secondary trading Wednesday, while a big North Carolina bond deal priced Massachusetts sold several large note offerings in the primary.

Increased state aid can stabilize Indiana schools' credit for a couple of years, but benefits will ultimately be offset by higher costs, S&P says.

FBI’s Washington headquarters is literally falling apart and a new facility is needed, agency says.

Chicago’s rising pension costs and other budgetary pressures cast a wide shadow over big gains the city has made in whittling down its structural budget.

Pontiac and Lincoln Park, two Michigan cities, gain control over their internal operations and finances.

Action got started right away on Wednesday, as the big North Carolina bond deal priced early on Wednesday, while muni yields are unchanged to slightly lower.

After issuing $4.2 billion of bonds to finance two new nuclear reactors, Santee Cooper said the project was no longer affordable.

The big North Carolina bond deal priced early on Wednesday while traders are set to see the large Massachusetts note offerings go out for the bid later in the day.

Houston City Council approved a capital projects plan Wednesday that envisions a November bond election to help support billions of dollars in improvements over the next five years.

The Austin school board in November will place before voters a single $1.1 billion bond proposition, a departure from previous bond elections when the district tried to hedge its bets.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation of the West Contra Costa Unified School District's bond program without any sanctions, the agency announced.

Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Thursday to use the majority of $729,954 in additional state funds to reduce tax assessments and borrowing for capital improvement projects.

To make sure Puerto Rico’s government only spends on what it believes to be necessary, it has instituted a 5% spending freeze on its departments.

Top-rated municipal bonds ended mixed on Tuesday, according to traders, as the first of the week’s big deals came to market, led by the Bay Area Toll Authority’s $1.4 billion deal.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner reshaped a school funding bill Tuesday, cutting CPS' piece of the pie.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board recommended shifting federal funding to an earned income tax credit from welfare programs on the island.

Revenue from proposed federal freight tax would supplement declining gas tax collections, ARTBA says.

Marion County and Indianapolis council approved the first $20 million in financing for a new criminal justice center.

Top-rated municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session, according to traders, who were seeing the first of the week’s big deals come to market, led by the Bay Area Toll Authority’s $1.4 billion deal.

After months of deliberation, standoffs and subsequent silence, the Rhode Island legislature has come to an agreement on a budget for fiscal 2018.