Public finance

EPA is deluged by requests for low-interest loans for water infrastructure in first WIFIA round.

Gov. Jim Justice called West Virginia lawmakers into special session to “fix the budget crisis.”

Cook County is losing Ivan Samstein to the University of Chicago.

Caution was the operative word as New York City’s budget director and City Council members discussed the mayor’s proposed budget.

Hawaii received a Fitch Ratings outlook boost to positive ahead of an $856 million bond sale.

The primary market is winding down on Thursday, with municipal bond traders seeing the last large deals of the week price, led by well-known issuers from California and Massachusetts.

The Clark-Shawnee Local School Board of Education likely will go back to voters for the third time in a year seeking to build a new elementary school and renovate its high school.

Rick Kolman has joined Academy Securities as a managing director.

Puerto Rico's government and oversight board will both have roles, said board member David Skeel.

The primary market is winding down on Thursday, with municipal bond traders waiting to see the University of California and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority deals hit the screens.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Milwaukee takes competitive bids on $270 million of debt Thursday.

A potential New York state constitutional convention could set the stage for debates about municipal bonding authority.

Municipal bonds ended stronger on Wednesday, traders said, as new issuance swept into the market and federal policy makers took no action on interest rates.

LEBANON -- Both school tax issues in Warren County were approved by 67 percent of voters, according to unofficial results Tuesday.

Florida lawmakers missed a deadline to strike a deal on the budget this week, sending the annual session into overtime.

A court-ordered delay in Maryland’s Purple Line rail line could imperil the project, according to advocates.

S&P Global Ratings said it has lowered its issuer credit rating (ICR) on the State of Wyoming to AA-plus from AAA, and lowered its associated school district guarantee program rating on Fremont County School District No. 1 to AA-plus from AAA.

The same Allentown, Pa., developer that's parlayed the Neighborhood Improvement Zone into more than $100 million in taxpayer-funded subsidies can now use tax-free municipal bonds to save millions more.