Public finance

Top-rated municipal bonds finished flat on Wednesday as the city of Chicago retuned to the market with a new water deal.

The director of the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority is trying to put its bond money to work.

States and cities must match $200 billion over 10 years of direct federal funding in Trump’s infrastructure plan.

Bond Dealers of America and the National Association of Bond Lawyers make regulatory recommendations to the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service.

Bond insurers and analysts say the review is unnecessary and rating cuts could backfire.

JPMorgan is Chicago Public Schools' choice for the direct placement of $396.5 million of notes.

Residents of a Florida retirement community challenged its plans to issue tax-exempt bonds.

Kansas lawmakers defied Gov. Sam Brownback by overriding his veto of a tax increase bill.

Municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session as traders awaited the return of the Windy City to the new issue sector.

S&P Global Ratings said it lowered its rating on Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.'s (COFINA) senior sales tax bonds to D from CC on non-disbursement by the trustee of scheduled monthly interest payments due June 1, 2017, in compliance with an order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook to negative from stable on Syracuse, N.Y.'s outstanding general obligation (GO) bonds and Syracuse Industrial Development Agency's (IDA) parking facility revenue bonds, excluding the GO bonds secured by the New York State Aid Intercept Program.

Illinois asked a judge to put off the effective date of a possible court order elevating Medicaid over other payment obligations.

Municipal bond traders will see the return of the Windy City to the new issue sector as they offer a water deal one day after coming to market with a wastewater deal.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

The city took the next step Monday in securing up to $10 million in bonds to finance several stormwater sewer projects over the next few years.

Following the annexation of 459.6 acres of land on the city's west side last month, Sherman issued over $6 million in bonds Monday for work on the water systems of that and several other areas.

The city of Chicago’s wastewater deal received a warm reception in a strengthening municipal market on Tuesday. as the first of the week’s supply was priced.

The New York City Council on Tuesday approved the city’s $85.2 billion fiscal 2018 budget. The vote at City Hall confirmed the accord reached last Friday between Mayor Bill De Blasio and the City Council, the earliest agreement on a budget since 1992.

How the Puerto Rico’s Title III bankruptcy case judge handles the commonwealth’s highways bonds may threaten revenue bond bankruptcy precedent.