Public finance

Swain rejected several legal challenges to the Plan of Adjustment. The Oversight Board must file a final amended plan by Friday.

With an insolvent Highway Trust Fund, alternatives to the federal fuel tax are more important than ever.

Chicago Public Schools returns to the market after resolving a union dispute that shuttered schools amid the spreading omicron COVID-19 variant.

Other concerns include ongoing threats from the coronavirus, inflation and legislative inertia on muni issues in Washington, according to a Bond Buyer survey.

Pressures from inflation concerns and broader rising rates weigh on munis in the second week of 2022.

Building on the success of its Green Liberty Bonds, a subsidiary of the Connecticut Green Bank will allow mom and pop investors to place orders for as little as $100 for Green Liberty Notes until Friday.

If it clears the legal hurdle, the company that owns the $30 billion project may seek a $12 billion Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan.

Munis followed UST weaker while stocks sold off after the employment report, which offered many messages. Analysts believe the bottom line is the Fed will liftoff in March.

The bankruptcy judge is unlikely to rule on the Plan of Adjustment and related legal documents until the federal government has filed its defense.

The Federal Reserve expects Omicron to fizzle in weeks, and while pandemic-related risks remain, the economy is strong and the Fed needs to address inflation and could liftoff as soon as March, Bullard says.

The number of hospital mergers and acquisitions dropped last year and the pandemic and federal government's actions may influence the 2022 picture

The credit unions had bought $976 million of Puerto Rico bonds and notes, which they alleged they were coerced to purchase by Puerto Rico government and its agencies.

Public sector workforce challenges and diversity, equity, and inclusion are priorities for the new president.

It would mark only the third transit P3 in the country and would be under pressure to deliver without the problems that dogged the other two.

ICI reported $1.101 billion of inflows into municipal bond mutual funds for the last week of 2021. Refinitiv Lipper figures on Thursday may give a sense of investor sentiment for week one of 2022.

The competitive tax-exempt Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District deal is climate bond certified by Kestrel Verifiers.

The U.S. Treasury selloff caught up to tax-exempts with two to three basis point cuts to scales, but munis still outperform.

The proposed guidance, which restricts new highway capacity projects, may be applied to legacy programs like TIFIA as well.

Municipals triple-A benchmarks continue the trend of ignoring other markets to start 2022. The new year will likely usher in slower growth and continued inflationary pressures, analysts said.