Public finance

The Trump administration singled out the Las Vegas-Los Angeles bullet train for praise Thursday, the same day the deal priced.

Nakahata was appointed chief deputy executive director and chief operating officer of the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank.

Amid struggling office markets in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the cities are exploring office-to-residential conversions amid decades-old housing shortages.

Investors added $546.3 million to municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending Wednesday, following $238.5 million of inflows the prior week, according to LSEG Lipper data.

Washington's threats to state and local government funding took center stage when Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his seventh budget.

Trump's executive order raises concern about whether the SEC will pursue certain fraudsters, even if staff deems action warranted.

Some analysts believe that the muni market will ultimately be insulated from any changes in tax status because of the benefit it already provides.

The bonds are to be sold competitively in April.

Moody's is the latest rating agency to warn about a budget squeeze for Texas schools, which have been prolific issuers of voter-approved bonds in recent years.

Chicago aldermen delayed a vote on $830 million of general obligation bonds that Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to issue.

MSRB holistic review of its MA rules "likely to be a multi-year project," NAMA executive director says.

White Lake Township, Michigan, is facing legal action on two fronts: one of them related to the hack of its bond deal closing last year, the other a civil suit. 

KBRA raised the airport's outlook to positive last week, citing its improving financial profile and very strong traffic.

The Investment Company Institute reported outflows of $336 million for the week ending Feb. 12, following $852 million of inflows the previous week.

Trump had promised during his campaign to terminate the electric vehicle charging station program.

A charter school in San Antonio is expected to close at the end of the year, jeopardizing $25 million of municipal bonds the institution borrowed in 2022.

Women in Public Finance has announced the 2025 members of its board of directors and plans to expand its offerings as it nears its 30th anniversary.

In a first for the Midwest, a southern Illinois city plans to redevelop a mall using proceeds from sales tax and revenue bonds.

Municipals were narrowly mixed to start the holiday-shortened week, but the lighter supply should buoy the market.

The scandals surrounding New York City Mayor Eric Adams may lead to his removal from office, but the city's bonds are still insulated from the fallout, analysts say.