Public finance

Puerto Rico’s nonvoting House representative said that President Trump has selected Coast Guard Rear Adm. Peter Brown to serve as disaster czar.

The state's latest highway toll proposal, for heavy trucks only, spawned partisan bickering over whether bond-bill language could lead to tolls on cars.

The changes are a credit positive for the state of Ohio and the local governments that participate in OPERS, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Randy Gerardes, a senior municipal bond analyst at Wells Fargo Securities, examines how a Minor League Baseball restructuring proposal that could ax dozens of teams would impact publicly funded ballparks. Hosted by Andrew Coen and Paul Burton.

The municipal market has been on a tear in terms of fundamentals and technicals that are driving the market and there isn’t much in the near-term likely to stymie that tone.

On Sunday Puerto Rico's governor said she would oppose rate increases to support the authority's debt restructuring.

The almost $350 million in bonds would pay for upgrades to the track and proposes the city of Baltimore takes over ownership of Pimlico Race Course.

If the new projections bear out Wisconsin would bolster cash and reserve balances while trimming a longstanding GAAP deficit

Private sector involvement will fuel timely completion of a large-scale overhaul of John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to head of the multibillion-dollar modernization project.

Ted Palatucci was a U.S. Navy veteran who went on to a long career in the municipal bond industry, most recently at Andres Capital Management.

Joe Torsella received the appointment to the National Association of State Treasurers committee from NAST President Deborah Goldberg of Massachusetts.

After lawmakers reversed course on a plan to lower income taxes while taxing grocery-store food, triple-A Utah will sell $450 million of GO bonds.

After a 117% increase in taxable bond issuance in January, the trend continues.

The ERS bondholders' lien didn't survive the bankruptcy filing, the First Circuit Court of Appeals said.

Municipal bond buyers will see a $7 billion new-issue calendar ahead.

Fitch Ratings raised the Las Vegas suburb to BBB-minus from BB, with a stable outlook.

Thanks to the taxable tear, the municipal market saw the third highest volume for the month of January in the past 10 years.

If demand to fly declines domestically, it may affect airports' credit ratings, analysts say.

While munis are a focus in the infrastructure proposal, the likelihood of coming to fruition is debatable.

A special commission issued a series of recommendations to simplify a system that provides the city one-third of its revenue. Albany, though, must sign off.