Public finance

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs an $83 billion budget after brokering a deal to rework some funds.

More than 200 House members say new revenues from tax reform should be devoted to restore the HTF.

Municipal bonds remained stronger at mid-session along with U.S. Treasuries after the release of a mixed employment report for May.

New York City should execute its capital projects more efficiently, officials and watchdogs say.

Municipal bonds turned stronger with U.S. Treasuries on a mixed employment report for May.

Municipal bond traders will be looking at next week’s new issue calendar as they ponder the ramifications from Friday’s employment report for May.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Puerto Rico's governor presented a fiscal 2018 budget that allots at least $2.04 billion for pensions and nothing for debt.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices fell four basis points to 4.07% from the previous week's 4.11%.

Illinois received two downgrades Thursday, bringing it closer to a junk bond rating.

Top-rated municipal bonds ended mixed on Thursday as the last of the week’s bigger sales hit the screens.

Moody's Investors Service has lowered the rating on the State of Illinois' general obligation (GO) bonds to Baa3 from Baa2, amid a prolonged political impasse that has prevented progress on a growing pension deficit and an increasing backlog of unpaid bills

Gas tax, other fees in Oregon’s proposed 10-year road plan would raise $8 billion over 10 years.

Fitch Ratings will now be discounting pension liabilities at a fixed 6% assumed rate of return.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards called a special session to continue work on the state budget.

A California company will use private activity bonds to spin rice straw into a construction product.

Top-rated municipal bonds were mixed at midday as the market was seeing the last of the week’s bigger sales hit the screens.

The municipal bond market is in store for more volume as the last of the week’s bigger sales are set to hit the screens on Thursday.