Public finance

The website aims to provide information about the restructured bonds and to advertise them as creditworthy.

Muni bankruptcy expert James Spiotto told lawmakers that replacing debt restructuring with debt cancellation has no rationale or justification.

The volume boom accelerated in October, with taxables accounting for about a quarter of the supply.

New York City voters will decide a proposal to change the City Charter and establish a formal rainy-day account in the budget.

As is the case with the muni market, corporates remain strong. Owning higher-quality has been a theme. Our guest Matt Brill, head of U.S. investment grade credit at Invesco, warns that: "winter is coming" and to prepare while times are good. John Hallacy hosts.

Illinois lawmakers wrapped up the first half of their annual fall veto session leaving tough legislation for the second half, beginning Nov. 12.

Trade and geopolitical disruption will likely consume much of the policy narrative the rest of this week.

The Hudson River city reports making headway trimming a more than $13 million general fund deficit that sent it into junk bond status nearly four years ago.

Dealer groups believe that some sections of the proposed amended guidance such as complex financing and disclosure standards would add complexity to the rule.

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez's misgivings about rate increases threaten to upend the $8 billion restructuring plan, a lawyer for unsecured creditors told the bankruptcy court.

No matter who wins the presidency next year, the urgency around public infrastructure renewal and replacement will remain.

Municipal Market Analytics warned that climate change may pose the biggest threat to municipal bond credits over the next decade.

Andrew Rein president of the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission, tells The Bond Buyer's Paul Burton why New York City voters on Nov. 5 should vote yes on ballot Question 4, which calls for a dedicated rainy-day fund. The state must also approve the change.

Tuesday saw bond sales come and go, the day before the Fed is expected to cut interest rates.

The authority was tapped to help facilitate funding from the state’s $125 million Library Construction Act.

Although the funding would not directly fund capital projects that are financed by bond issuances, the money would provide a new level of assurance for port authorities that projects which are fundamental to their continued operation will be completed expeditiously.

Though the market may view Chicago's budget as heading in the right direction, relying on the state is a gamble that's a concern for aldermen, too.

Optimistic investment assumptions are the primary cause of public-sector pension plan underfunding, according to a report by Hilltop Securities.

Kim Slaughter, a national senior transportation consultant at HNTB, examines the importance of managing mass transit customer expectations. Andrew Coen and Paul Burton host.

The school is spending money in an effort to boost its image and reverse a decline in enrollment.