Public finance

Unhappy with West Virginia's budget, Gov. Jim Justice said he will allow it to become law without signing it.

A group of Puerto Rico bondholders accused the Oversight Board and governor of minimizing the commonwealth's health in a proposed budget that is too generous to non-debt holders.

San Bernardino is working to put bankruptcy in the rear-view mirror as it executes the plan of adjustment.

The Prarie State faces the possible loss of at least one of its investment grade ratings if it doesn't resolve its budget crisis.

Ronnie Hakim cites the need for crisis-management improvement

The long-awaited bond deal for the American Dream mall project in New Jersey came to market on Wednesday and the New York City Transitional Finance Authority’s offering was priced for institutional investors. In secondary activity, municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session.

A sales tax plan to pump money into public safety and street repairs is headed to voters.

Financial advisers for the city of Pine Bluff, Ark., on Monday re-sold bonds originally issued in 2011 in a move expected to save nearly $1 million over the life of the city's bond payments.

Even with a new legal challenge pending, Jefferson County plans to price refunding warrants in July.

When Placer County, Calif., tried to raise sales taxes last fall for freeway expansions in the booming suburbs of Roseville and Rocklin, voters in the more rural parts of the county defeated the measure.

Municipal bond traders are girding for more volume on Wednesday, with the institutional pricing of the New York City Transitional Finance Authority deal leading the pack.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Detroit approved $34.5 million in borrowing to finance the Detroit Pistons' move back to the city.

New York City’s actual pension liability stands at $142 billion according to the Manhattan Institute.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo advanced legislation to give New York State majority control of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Texas lawmakers did well on transportation spending but less so on Medicaid funding, according to S&P.

A Hawaii special session was called to close the Honolulu rail transit funding shortfall.

Municipal bonds ended steady on Tuesday as billions of dollars in new supply hit traders' screens, led by competitive bond deals from the states of Georgia and Massachusetts and Chicago's O'Hare airport.

Debt service on Illinois bonds “will not be delayed or diminished,” the comptroller said.

Puerto Rico’s employment indicators were mixed in May compared to April and to May 2016.