Public finance

The budget plan would cut the Transportation Department’s discretionary spending the lowest level in 18 years.

Gov. Charlie Baker wants Massachusetts to provide up to $500 million over five years for life sciences.

Dennis G. Ciocca, a municipal industry veteran whose career as a public finance banker spanned nearly 50 years, lost his seven-year battle with prostate cancer on June 14. He was 76.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has certified that nearly 61 percent of voters in last week's statewide bond referendum approved the borrowing plan.

Two rating agencies say Indiana's triple-A ratings are not affected by a failed P3.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is developing a plan to operate state government should a budget not materialize.

Top-rated municipals bonds were mixed at mid-session, traders said, as several big deals from California issuers were closing out the week’s new issue slate.

Dallas City Council members appear to have finally found a way to agree on the contents of an $800 November million bond package: spending another $225 million.

The Cambria County, Pa., Commissioners unanimously approved a 2016 audit presented by Wessel & Co. that showed the county paid down approximately $6 million of its general fund deficit.

New Jersey lawmakers, seeking to help public libraries stay relevant, are pushing for additional funding for new building and technology upgrades to lure people to visit for more services than just books to take home.

Most Alaska bonds will still be paid in the event of a government shutdown, its debt manager said.

UBS Wealth Management announced its newest addition to its growing public finance business, as Angela Schmidt will come aboard after 19 years at JP Morgan.

Municipal bond traders are waiting for the last of the large deals to price on Thursday as the second busiest week of the year heads to a close.

Joseph Lhota will return to New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority as its board chairman.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Seven people, including two former Puerto Rico government officials, were indicted Wednesday in two related corruption cases affecting more than $10 million.

A budget feud between Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and the legislature's GOP majority doesn't pose an imminent threat to the state's high-grade ratings, said Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service.

The long-awaited American Dream bond deal for the megamall project in the New Jersey Meadowlands came to market on Wednesday. Municipas finished unchanged, according to traders.