Public finance

Brad Lander and Daby Carreras jostled over whether the city's move is a sound investment and effective against climate change.

Options for the beleaguered transit authority include expanding its commuter rail base and cracking down on fare evasion.

Fitch Ratings changed the outlook on the city's bonds to stable from negative ahead of the deal.

Volume falls slightly in the week of October 25 with total potential volume estimated at $7.408 billion: $6.036 billion of negotiated deals and $1.372 billion in the competitive market.

The full Chicago City Council will cast a final vote on a $4.4 billion bonding authorization and 2022 budget in the coming days.

The Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Judge on Friday ordered a meeting for Monday between the Oversight Board, lawmakers, the governor and creditors to discuss possible alternatives.

Borrowers are enjoying the strongest market in decades while investors are forced to take what they can get.

State officials say they’re getting it right with their latest plan to fix a crumbling, swerving stretch of Boston highway.

Municipal bond mutual fund inflows fell to $177 million while high-yield is back to outflows, both signaling selling may be moving the market toward another larger correction.

The island's General Fund gained $1.476 billion of revenue.

The $1 trillion spending bill could boost GDP by 0.2% by 2031.

The mayoral candidates faced off in their first televised debate in advance of the Nov. 2 election.

The Investment Company Institute reported $385 million of inflows while ETFs fell to $124 million.

Wisconsin reported healthier-than-expected fiscal 2021 results that should benefit a new money deal planned for next month.

While the Puerto Rico House passed it, the Senate set a Thursday vote to ensure passage.

The $1.27 billion Ohio River Crossing toll bridge between Kentucky and Evansville, Indiana, will bring new jobs and boost the region's economy, officials say.

Congress has until Halloween to reach not only a deal on a bipartisan infrastructure bill, but also a reconciliation deal. Without both, key muni priorities could vanish, says GFOA lobbyist.

Spreads have been widening, but secondary trading was on the light side and triple-A benchmarks were cut by only a basis point in spots even as U.S. Treasury yields once again rose on the 10- and 30-year.

Illinois passage of clean energy legislation cleared the deck for AMP Ohio's stalled refunding of Prairie State bonds, but mandates that would force the plant's eventual closure loom large.

Seventy-seven percent of respondents to a Bond Buyer survey said there should be universal ESG standards and just over half said ESG is “critical” or “very important." Consensus on how to and who should create such a language is less clear.