Public finance

"With supply still low, and fund outflows just marginal, it is not clear what would substantially cheapen the market, and we could get stuck in the current range for some time time," Barclays strategists said.

Austin Transit Partnership, which was created by the city and its mass transit agency to develop and finance Project Connect, approved an initial bond sale of up to $150 million.

Western Alliance Bank has named Woo senior director of treasury management in the bank's corporate finance and public and nonprofit finance groups.

Expanded domestic purchasing requirements under the infrastructure law are well-intended but confusing and costly, state transportation and construction groups say.

Comments submitted to the SEC on the MSRB's amendments to Rule G-14 note how important exceptions for manual trades and limited trading activity are in the move to a one-minute reporting standard.

Meanwhile in New York, the state doubles down on climate investments and restricts investments in some big oil and gas companies as the city blasts several big banks as they pull out from the Climate Action 100+ initiative.

Moody's Investors Service placed the university under review for downgrade, citing in part debt that would be issued to purchase the University of Phoenix.

This decision will accelerate foreign buyers' reduced presence in the muni market, said Vikram Rai, head of municipal markets strategy at Wells Fargo.

Photos from The Bond Buyer's annual National Outlook Conference.

The proposed $1 billion bond measure would fund port improvements needed to push the state's nascent offshore wind power industry forward.

Municipal bond mutual funds saw the second week of outflows, with LSEG Lipper reporting $142.2 million of outflows for the week ending Wednesday. High-yield funds saw inflows.

Fitch said its upgrade "reflects the removal of the asymmetric additional risk relating to potential general fund exposure to the county's enterprise sewer system … which reflects the system's recent restructuring of its outstanding debt."

David Brownstein, who helped Jefferson County, Alabama, and Detroit return to market after bankruptcy, has opened a new firm that is advising the Oversight Board on its plan of adjustment for PREPA.

The Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners unanimously approved three ordinances laying the groundwork for up to $37 million new money bonds and a tender.

The terminal project grants come as air traffic officially recovered to pre-pandemic levels last year.

The decision to add Early is a positive sign the Treasury understands the importance of the municipal market and having its own expertise it can call on.

Louisiana, Georgia, Tennessee and Illinois have transportation P3s on tap, and the Army Corps of Engineers is advancing its first four P3 programs.

From bridge replacements in the Pacific Northwest and Midwest to prioritization of high-speed rail systems, here are 5 major projects to watch.

Municipal Market Analytics is expanding its business development arm.

The Turnpike Authority of Kentucky approved a resolution authorizing the issuance of up to $250 million of economic development road revenue refunding bonds.