Public finance

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.

A special master will hear oral arguments Thursday in the federal lawsuit Florida filed in 2013, as both states incur significant legal costs.

All but a $60 million tax-exempt new money piece of UTA's $511.5 million revenue bond deal is taxable.

Ahead of the deal, Moody's revised its outlook on the hospital system's Aa3 rating to positive from stable.

The New Jersey Department of the Treasury released $53.7 million of $104.8 million in suspended transitional aid.

Market attention turns to the taxable sector as some the week’s biggest deals are set to hit the screens.

St. Louis wants a deal that improves the airport while generating net cash proceeds to the city.

The federal government has been operating on a stopgap budget since the Oct. 1 start of the fiscal year but President Trump has declined to give any assurance he will agree to another one past Nov. 21.

The deal is made up of $741 million in general airport revenue bonds and $313 million backed by customer facilities charges on car rentals.

Taxables in full force once again; yield seekers have Illinois.

The nonprofit electricity wholesaler is refunding bonds issued in 2009 and 2015 that are tied to the Prairie State Energy Campus.