Public finance

The governor's $348.9 billion budget would boost education but targets housing investors.

New York's governor and mayor called Manhattan's cordon toll a success on its first anniversary, but congestion pricing has not cleared all legal hurdles.

"With decent job growth in December and a downtick in the federal funds rate, the Federal Reserve will likely hold the federal funds rate steady at [its] next decision in late January," said Comerica Bank Chief Economist Bill Adams.

Munichain says its product will simplify and vastly improve the ordering process.

Average trade size continued to decline in 2025, "consistent with a market that is becoming increasingly more electronic," the MSRB said.

Attorneys and lawmakers are working through questions from clients and water authorities about finalized drinking water rules by the EPA regarding "forever chemicals."

The platform uses AI to provide users with an analysis of any municipal bond issuer by centralizing all data and delivering easy-to-understand results instantly, its developer said.

Los Angeles plans to price $86 million in bonds off its Proposition HHH bond measure, closing out the $1.2 billion GO authorization from 2016.

Chicago Chief Financial Officer Jill Jaworski will join the nonprofit that controls Navy Pier.

The mayor-elect expects the reductions in staff will reduce payroll by $27 million.

Munis are off to a "hot start" this year, said Jeremy Holtz, a portfolio manager at Income Research + Management.

In this third of a three-part 2026 municipal bond outlook series, Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton explains how another year of heavy supply, surging ETF and SMA assets, climate and cyber risk, and growing use of bond insurance will drive muni market structure and strategy for both sell-side and buy-side stakeholders.

The state's first-of-its-kind law allowing for tolling on its interstates is closely watched by transportation experts.

Bank of America and Wells Fargo will lead underwriting for $1.8 billion of sales tax and revenue bonds issued through the Kansas Development Finance Authority.

The Nashville Metropolitan Airport Authority is issuing municipal bonds to finance upgrades to an airport bulging at the seams after rapid traffic growth.

Gov.-elect Mickie Sherrill said she will nominate Aaron Binder, the state's deputy treasurer, to head the New Jersey Department of the Treasury.

Surprisingly, the expected surge in net supply last year did not elicit a major repricing in the muni market, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.

University Park joined four other cities in placing measures on the May 2 ballot asking voters to decide whether to withdraw from Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has already established itself as the frontrunner in the U.S. airport P3 space.

The Nederland Board of Trustees approved an agreement to purchase the Eldora Mountain Resort contingent on the sale of revenue bonds.