Public finance

Some of the largest school districts in Texas are coping with falling enrollment amid growing bond programs.

The number of trades decreased about 16% to 2.01 million from the same quarter in 2018.

The 5% non-callable-10 structure, which has been the standard for municipal bonds, was tailor-made for advance refunding

Buffalo is grappling with uncertainty following an FBI investigation of a city agency on the heels of a credit downgrade stemming from past deficit woes.

A powerful equity market whacked Treasuries and munis followed suit and as much as a 7 bp correction ensued.

A declaration would be a first step toward dealing with the insolvency of the Water and Power Authority, with $252 million of bonds outstanding.

Kenneth Potts, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Fiera Capital, checks in on the state of the municipal bond market. He talks about the effect of the SALT deduction on high-tax states and supply and demand factors in this podcast recorded in September. Chip Barnett hosts.

Illinois’ competitive $750 million general obligation issue proved an easy sell with tight cover bids.

Tuesday's results were led by the city of Scottsdale, which won voter authorization for $319 million of bonds.

Investors downed a deluge of munis in what so far is living up to the billing of the busiest week of the year.

Schools, public transit and medical research are among the beneficiaries of successful bond measures Tuesday in the Lone Star State.

New York City voters take the first step to include a formal rainy day fund in the budget process.

Transportation Secretary James Trogdon says Dale Folwell's allegations of overspending are unsupported.

Taxable municipal issuance leapt to record levels in 2019, but its exponential surge in the past three months may signal an even larger boom on the horizon.

Gov. Wanda Vázquez's bill aims to prevent the commonwealth from pursuing debt practices that have gotten it into trouble.

Voters were willing to spend, approving most of the largest bond issues before them.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded $1.2 billion of general obligation bonds to Aa1 from Aa2.

The unfunded liabilities rose to $137 billion in fiscal 2019 from $134 billion, and the state will have to contribute $600 million more in fiscal 2021.

Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration is exploring a large bond sale to fund equipment upgrades for the commuter rail and bus system.

Municipals weakened along with Treasuries as stocks surged amid good earnings reports and economic data.