Public finance

Municipal bond traders are prepped for the week’s new supply to light up their screens on Tuesday, with the retail pricing of the big New York Dormitory deal on tap.

Lawyers for Medicaid recipients will ask a judge to order Illinois to pay nearly $1.1 billion more a month.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Illinois house leaders continued to negotiate on budget and policy issues with the clock ticking.

Puerto Rico said the money belongs to the agency as it works through bankruptcy proceedings to reduce its debt.

Funding levels of state pension plans dropped from 77% in 2014 to 69% in 2016

The Puerto Rico legislature approved a General Fund budget without debt service, leaving it to the Oversight Board to say where money for bond payments will come from in fiscal 2018.

National Public Finance Guarantee's ability to write new business is in question after a downgrade to A, three notches below competitors Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual, which were both affirmed at AA.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Monday, according to traders, who were looking ahead to Tuesday, when the first of the week’s new issues head into the market.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will veto the biennial budget, although an override is anticipated.

DIXON, Ill. -- The county continues to work out plans to build a new law enforcement center, but recent estimates show the jail will cost more than estimated, and there will be less money than projected to pay for it.

Iowa’s weaker-than-projected revenue collections are so far manageable, Moody’s said.

S&P Global Ratings said it lowered its financial strength rating on National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. (National) to A from AA-minus and its long-term counterparty credit rating on MBIA Inc. to BBB from A-minus.

Lawmakers rush to beat deadline as the latest FAA authorization is set to run out on Sept. 30.

The union rank and file must OK the agreement as a budget deadline nears.

Alaska lawmakers passed a budget to avoid a government shutdown, without tackling underlying problems.

New York municipalities may see a lapse in tax collections absent new legislation, according to Fitch Ratings.

Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were looking ahead to Tuesday when the first of the week’s new issues head into the market.

As the end of the fiscal year for most states’ is approaching, there remain a handful of key states who have yet to pass a budget.