Public finance

The governor refused board's order to suspend implementation and enforcement of the new law that the board says will hurt the island's labor market and revenues.

“We have to be able to build things better and faster in this country and you don’t have to be a Democrat or a Republican to agree with that."

The Investment Company Institute reported investors added $543 million to muni bond mutual funds in the week ending July 13 compared to the $1.061 billion of outflows in the previous week.

Bond premiums decrease when a city facing flood risk adopts measures that will reduce those risks, according to a recent study.

PROMESA and the oversight board helped, but there is no economic plan going forward and recent government actions will create problems for the island's future, analysts said.

Looking forward, a myriad of factors, including spiking fuel prices, fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the heat wave, “will facilitate recessionary(ish) economic outcomes by year end," noted an MMA report.

The West Lake Corridor and Double Track projects are billed as transformative projects to bolster local economic development by enhancing links to Chicago.

Many local governments are taking this opportunity to partner with neighbors to help strengthen and build more ambitious projects across regions.

Estrada Hinojosa & Co., Stifel Nicolaus & Co. and CSG Advisors Incorporated moved into the top 10.

Most top 10 issuers for 1H are from New York and California, with four from New York and two from California.

Minor shuffling among the top municipal underwriters characterized the year-over-year differences, with Jefferies being the only newcomer to the top 10, replacing Robert W Baird & Co., which fell to 13th.

Tom Wright, president and CEO of the Regional Plan Association, talks with Chip Barnett about the ongoing Gateway transportation project and its importance to the tri-state region. He also discusses the challenges and opportunities in transit, infrastructure, affordable housing, climate change and ESG. (30 minutes)

Munis are improving, but positive second-half municipal returns likely won’t be enough to offset the major losses of the first half of the year.

The current territorial status would not be an option in a Puerto Rico voter plebiscite.

Massachusetts delayed the sale of $2.7 billion of taxable special obligation revenue bonds as state lawmakers consider a bill for their unemployment trust fund.

Investors will be greeted Monday with a new-issue calendar estimated at $7 billion. While issuance will likely come in above average this month, negative net issuance is still expected.

Personal income tax data indicates the stock market slump is taking a toll on tax collections, Comptroller Brad Lander said in a report on the city's finances.

BlackRock's Head of Municipals Peter Hayes lays out the muni landscape for the rest of the year, highlighting opportunities for the asset class after the severe volatility so far in 2022.

Investors added $206.127 million to municipal bond mutual funds, according to Refinitiv Lipper data.

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