Public finance

Sources see ways to get more investment in infrastructure with municipal bond provisions, but bipartisanship will be essential.

They cite coalition building, learning from past mistakes, project planning and effective outreach during the pandemic.

With the November jobs report showing a decline in employment, and the coronavirus raging, economists debate the state of the commonwealth's economy heading into the new year.

Florida's triple-A ratings face an ongoing vulnerability because of the fiscal and economic impacts of COVID-19, its annual debt report warns.

Fitch Ratings upgraded bonds supporting the Maryland light-rail transit project after the sides reached an agreement that protects bondholders.

Taxable munis have posted the highest returns among all fixed-income indexes this year, BofA said.

The Legislature approved $800 million for the state's emergency fund.

Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the $12.8 billion FY21 budget bill, which includes seven ballot questions on $400 million worth of projects.

Bondholders say Puerto Rico is in a good position to pay the amounts listed in the February 2020 proposed Plan of Adjustment.

The county board signed off on about $600 million of borrowing and the financing teams that will bring the deals to market in January.

Munis were flat Monday as the entire curve was said to be undergoing a consolidation.

Several factors have combined to position an innovative approach — the public-private partnership, or P3 model — as a crucial emerging tool for public entities nationwide.

The board wants to increase tax compliance, spend more on healthcare capital projects, and advance the release of CAFRs, among other things.

Paltry supply will force the secondary to handle the rest of 2020; New York City taxable general obligation bonds trade up by nearly 20 basis points on intermediate bonds.

The state will use a public-private partnership to replace the 68-year-old Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River between Westlake and Lake Charles.

City officials say the continuation of enhanced taxing authority from Pennsylvania will help it refinance debt and avoid another fiscal cliff.

The toll road operator parters with three international investors to sell half of its U.S. express lane assets in Northern Virginia while eyeing additional highway projects around nation's capital, including a Maryland P3.

Chicago's CFO turned to short-term borrowing to see whether the federal government comes through with aid to make up for the COVID-19 pandemic's tax blows.

The entire municipal exempt yield curve is seeing consolidation with a 125 basis point spread between one and 30 years, and sub-1% yields are holding firm inside of 15 years.

The state will repay borrowing by the Michigan Strategic Fund to cover its $600 million preliminary settlement over the Flint water contamination crisis.