Public finance

About 30 million Americans risk being evicted in coming months because they can’t pay rent, one report says.

In taking advantage of historically low taxable municipal bond rates, Florida's deal should be attractive for yield-starved investors, state official says.

Municipals were weaker on Friday, with yields on the long end finishing out the day up one basis point. Since Aug. 12, when the muni market correction began and yields moved off record low levels, the yield on 10-year muni has risen by 23 basis points while the 30-year yield is up 29 basis points, according to Refinitiv MMD.

Street space has become the new battlegrounds as municipalities, with fewer resources, look to reimagine themselves.

The New York City suburb achieved record low interest rates for a more than $40 million bond transaction following a credit upgrade that reflected its recent fiscal discipline.

The Chicago Board of Education warns of tough spending decisions ahead if the federal government doesn't act on a new stimulus/relief package.

More supply sold Thursday as the Chicago Transit Authority, the Austin ISD, Texas and Kern HSD, Calif., all came to market.

Municipal issuers in the Far West sold $38.7 billion in bonds during the first six months of 2020, 8.8% more than they did the year before.

At a feisty board meeting, officials rolled out draconian scenarios of service cuts and fare and toll hikes should Washington help not materialize.

Ashton Goodfield, head of municipal bonds at DWS Group, talks with Chip Barnett about how the municipal bond market has been coping with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and what's in store for the rest of the year. (22 minutes)

Munis continued to weaken with yields on the AAA scales rising by as much as three basis points.

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority would save around $600 million by using alternative energy, according to a regulatory proposal.

In their first bond election of the COVID-19 crisis, Oklahoma voters rejected several proposals, including $120 million in the city of Norman.

Municipal bond issuers in the Southeast sold $27.7 billion of debt, down 7% year-over-year as the region saw fewer big transportation and prepay gas deals.

Municipals turned weaker on the long end Tuesday as NYC's tax-exempt GOs were priced for retail investors.

The region's municipal bond issuers borrowed $40.4 billion during the first half of the year as record low rates more than tripled refunding activity.

Trump's bare-bones campaign agenda released Aug. 23 promises to “build the world’s greatest infrastructure system.”

Nine major toll roads could generate more than $76 billion to help states deal with coronavirus pandemic costs.

Kevin McClure, an associate professor of higher education at UNC Wilmington, discusses how college residence hall projects funded through public-private partnerships face significant headwinds stemming from enrollment challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Coen hosts. (23 min)

The CTA heads into the market with an amended budget and warnings about the coronavirus pandemic's impact on its budget without a new infusion of federal aid.