Public finance

With interest rates likely to fall lower after Fed policy makers meet, already favorable market conditions for municipal issuers will get even better.

Judge Swain has ordered an end to the stay on open litigation of pension bond issues.

Richard "Ad" Eichner was known as a pioneer for his work in multifamily housing and tax-exempt charter school bonds.

Wall Street had its most profitable first half in a decade; the second half remains uncertain.

Critics fear the contracting provision is so draconian it could backfire on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's $51.5 billion program.

The plan would rebuild the power system with a web of "micro grids," funded in part with federal and private money.

The issuance keeps pouring into the municipal market as muni fundamentals and interest rates drive demand.

In the SEC inquiry, along with a separate FAA investigation, regulators are trying to determine if airport revenues were misspent.

The expiration of a federal highway bill could provide a catalyst for expanding bonds, according to former Senate Finance Committee tax counsel, Ryan Abraham.

The taxing and regulating of a new product that's ingested into the lungs to deliver nicotine is dealt with under federal, state and local laws. William Cox explains Kroll Bond Rating Agency's thoughts about vaping and the associated revenues for governments. John Hallacy hosts.

The integration to bolster Tradeweb’s electronic trading platform comes on the heels of other changes and collaborations in the muni tech space.

Lori Lightfoot would close an $838 million gap with a mix of permanent and one-time maneuvers including new taxes, spending cuts and debt restructuring.

UBS, the underwriter facing more than $800 million in lawsuits over the pension system bonds, argued the proposed schedule won't give it enough input.

Interest rates the district will pay on a recent $600 million deal are lower than it paid in its previous bond deal a year and a half ago.

The new wave of bond issuance continued unabated as more sales priced on Wednesday.

llinois paper is looking more attractive when held up to Chicago city and Chicago Public Schools bonds, Citi analysts write.

Wisconsin will refund $622 million of taxable 2008 bonds in a sale that sheds swaps tied to Libor.

Most of the proceeds will refinance direct placement debt with bonds sold in the public markets.

Massachusetts also came to market with a $1.4 billion sale of revenue anticipation notes in three offerings.

Lack of legislative cooperation wouldn't be a problem until after court-approval of a plan of a adjustment, observers said.