Public finance

While the surface transportation reauthorization remains a work in progress, advocates for high-speed rail travel are exploring the benefits of public private partnerships

Clark Stockton Lord has joined Greenberg Traurig's public finance and infrastructure practice as a shareholder in its Houston office.

Longtime public finance professional Curtis Flowers joined Huntington Securities as managing director in its Houston office.

Yilma worked at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP from 2014 to 2021.

The loss of land to the sea in southern Louisiana over the next few decades places more than 1 million people in harm's way, the academics say.

Although muni valuations became "less compelling" in April from March's highs, Pat Haskell wrote for BlackRock, technical conditions "are likely to provide a degree of support in the months ahead."

Richard Ciccarone spent years developing a method to identify the cost of deferred maintenance and how it fits into a city's fiscal position.

PNC added bankers to its higher education and West Coast teams.

Among the reasons S&P cited for the upgrades are "very high activity levels and long history of favorable enplanement trends."

As SMAs have garnered attention, they shifted demand further down the yield curve into one- to five- or one- to 10-year area, though SMAs go out 15 or 20 years.

Alaska Housing Finance Corp. had its Aa1 ratings affirmed by Moody's ahead of plans to issue debt.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will sell the third lien state road bonds in a competitive deal set for auction on Tuesday.

Inflation and heavy supply have finally worn on muni yields after a week of stability.

The Bond Buyer will honor a fifth class of inductees into its Hall of Fame of municipal finance, alongside its 11th annual class of Rising Stars, at the close of its Infrastructure event in Chicago on September 15.

The Texas city, which has been hit with rating downgrades due to a looming water supply crisis, plans to sell up to $728 million of bonds.

The constitutionality of a state law that threatens outstanding bonds issued for a detention facility is being challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice.

New findings from The Bond Buyer show that outside of advisors and broker-dealers, appetites for risk decreased to a greater degree than they increased.

The mayor's plan to balance the fiscal 2027 budget relies heavily on proposed revenue-raising moves involving the combined utility system enterprise fund.

The muni market continued to shrug off volatility in Treasuries, but NewSquare Capital's Kim Olsan said a reaction is building up.

The FOMC meeting will be interesting as Kevin Warsh takes the chair. KBRA Chief Strategist Van Hesser will review the meeting, the presser and the new dot plot.