Public finance

Louisiana's Legislature failed to adopt a 2018 budget, forcing work to resume in a special session.

President Trump said he wants to shorten “slow, messy” environmental reviews of infrastructure.

Top shelf municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session,, according to traders, who were making preparations to tackle next week's calendar. Ipreo estimates next week's volume at $6.01 billion, consisting of $4.94 billion of negotiated deals and $1.08 billion of competitive sales.

The sale of $1.1 billion of unrated bonds for New Jersey's American Dream comes amid uncertainty about the future of indoor shopping malls.

Puerto Rico will hold a plebiscite on its political status Sunday, even though the U.S. Justice Department hasn't approved the wording of the measure.

Municipal bond traders are taking a breather on Friday after a heavy slate of new issues priced this week. Traders will be eyeing market volatility which saw yields see-sawing back and forth.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

The Maine Senate voted 26-9 Wednesday to override a Gov. Paul LePage veto of a bill that would force him to issue $15 million in voter-approved bonds earmarked to build affordable housing for senior citizens.

Construction of Honolulu's beleaguered rail project likely will proceed past January, now that it's squeaked out a sixth, pivotal City Council vote required to float bonds and help keep the work on track.

Transportation bonds that were at the center of a dispute between State Treasurer Terry Hayes and Gov. Paul LePage are ready to sell, resolving a conflict that threatened to hold up millions in funding for construction projects around the state.

In the week ended June 8, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index fell four basis points to 4.03% from 4.07% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

Dallas and Houston are on the right path to fixing their troubled pensions, according to Moody's.

Kansas' adoption of a tax increase led Moody's to boost its outlook on the state to stable.

Trump's infrastructure plan is spurring more questions and concerns from governmental officials and transportation experts,

A California hearing contemplated major changes to a tax board's structure.

Top quality municipal bonds ended weaker on Thursday, according to traders, as the last big supply of the week hit the market.

Oklahoma incarceration costs will soar by $2 billion over the next decade without major reform, Gov. Mary Fallin says.

New York City has become the first pension system in the nation to have totally divested its holdings in private prison companies, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer said on Thursday.

California Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to use a short-term state investment account to fund CalPERS faces some skeptics.