Public finance

The Portland, Maine, City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to give voters a choice on how they want to fund renovations in as many as four elementary schools.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- City leaders agreed Monday to refinance some debt and gain around $273,000 for taxpayers.

RUPERT, idaho -- About three dozen Rupert citizens questioned Rupert officials Monday about the city's proposed $3.96 million general obligation bond for infrastructure that will be put before city voters May 16.

HELENA, Mont. -- Both bonding proposals to fund hundreds of infrastructure projects statewide sit in the House as the end of the Legislature looms this week -- and one of those bills was again rejected Monday.

MTA variable-rate debt is well under its policy threshold.

Municipal bond traders on Tuesday will be eyeing rising yields as the first of the week’s new supply gets set to hit the market.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Former Hawaii Gov. Ben Cayetano asked President Donald Trump to defund Honolulu's elevated rail project.

Puerto Rico debt negotiations may be going nowhere with just six full days left before a court restructuring.

New Jersey’s pension funding level is the worst of the 50 U.S. states, according to new data from Pew Charitable Trusts.

Municipal bonds ended weaker on Monday, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of the week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate. The calendar consists of $6.51 billion of negotiated deals and $1.75 billion of competitive sales.

Changes to public pensions should include more accountability for those running them, and need not entail federal help, a report said.

A new state budget is headed to Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk.

Indiana lawmakers approved a budget deal late Friday that includes an increase in the state gas tax and paves the way for interstate highway tolls.

Authority plans May sales of $350M and $83M

The $8.2 billion on local Texas bond ballots May 6 is the most since November 2015.

New Jersey school districts face fiscal pressures from Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed New Jersey budget, according to S&P Global Ratings.

The Municipal Forum of New York and the New York City Housing Authority are working to educate high school students about the Urban Leadership Fellows internship program.

Municipal bonds were trading weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of this week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate.