Public finance

Panelists at the 2023 NFMA Annual Conference described the increasing costs and associated problems issuers will face in ensuring their communities maintain clean water.

Fernandez was a veteran municipal bond attorney who spent nearly 67 years at Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP before his retirement in 2017.

The Investment Company Institute reported investors pulled another $290 million out of municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending May 10.

Panelists at the National Federation of Municipal Analysts discussed their experiences dealing with resiliency in the face of budgetary and environmental problems.

Harvey and its advisors are in the process of notifying holders of its defaulted 2002 and 2007 bonds of its upcoming exchange offer.

Dismissal would ease approval of a the current proposed plan of adjustment.

The city's agreement for the $2.1 billion, mixed-use project to build an arena for the NHL's Arizona Coyotes included a bond-financed cleanup of a landfill.

The scramble for a limited amount of high-speed rail funding is sparking competition.

The staying power of these laws will depend on a number of factors, including the willingness of states to accept increased borrowing costs or whether to utilize the laws' existing exceptions to obtain a more economically advantageous deal.

The up to $600 million of airport revenue bonds, which are slated to price in July, will continue funding for the reconstruction of the terminal and concourses.

Bolstered by key political support, states across the southeast are building toll roads through public-private partnerships to manage congestion.

The private Medaille University is closing its doors after failing to sell itself to a nearby college. It has more than $20 million of bond debt.

The market is seeing a supportive environment for munis, said Nisha Patel, managing director of SMA Portfolio Management at Parametric.

The investor-driven committee created guidelines to help small- and medium-sized issuers provide more uniform disclosure.

The legislation impacts Chicago fire pensions, but it's stirring debate over costly fixes needed statewide to avoid running afoul of Social Security rules.

Included in the plan is a $545 million for a loan to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and more money for the government's emergency reserve.

The county began exploring a new facility eight years ago. Studies concluded the current facility was ill-equipped to deal with overcrowding, in poor physical condition and its design fell short of current standards.

"With rates volatility seemingly subsiding in the past few weeks, we could start to see outflows decrease and demand flow back into munis," according to AmeriVet Securities' Jason Wong.

The system's turnaround efforts include using proceeds of a proposed $710 million deal to sell hospice and home health assets to pay off direct placement debt.

The Oakland Athletics agreed to locate a baseball stadium on land behind the Tropicana resort on the Las Vegas Strip, according to a Bally's Corp statement.