Public finance

The Berkeley County School District and its former financial advisors and bond counsel said settlement talks were unsuccessful.

The two active municipal bond insurers benefited from the issuance boom in the third quarter, as the industry penetration rate rose slightly despite the fact that interest rates are going back down.

As a decision looms on Preston Hollow's antitrust accusations against Nuveen, the case's judge approved moving a dismissed claim to another court.

If a majority of the justices find the Oversight Board created by Congress has a primarily federal role, it could do what the hedge funds want and invalidate the board.

Just in time for its $1.4 billion bond sale, California received a holiday present from Moody’s.

Phil Murphy wants to put a $500 million bond referendum before voters to help pay for making the state’s water systems lead-free.

The policy would require firms to consider women and people of color for every open board seat and for CEO appointments.

The proposed 2020 Cook County spending plan comes ahead of Chicago's budget that must tackle a more than $800 million gap.

Coast to coast, issuers will sell billions of taxable bonds in a volatile market.

St. Louis-based Ascension Health Alliance will price up to $856 million through the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

Rampant issuance continues with $12.4 billion, heavy on taxable deals. Meanwhile, the end of this volatile week had the secondary getting whacked with AAA benchmarks showing big cuts.

The House Natural Resources Committee, meanwhile, is meeting Oct. 22 to consider removing the infrastructure revitalization section from the federal legislation that established the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board.

J.B. Pritzker wants lawmakers to pool the assets of hundreds of local public safety pension funds outside Chicago into two statewide funds.

The authority is bringing $950 million of taxable bonds and $1.7 billion of tax-exempts.

Moody's says the adoption of an on-time budget along with audited financials are positive developments.

The state aid will be especially helpful for cash-strapped municipalities that are already charging customers high water rates, Moody's said.

Issuers from New York, Florida and Nebraska offered buyers notes, bonds and taxable deals.

Fitch raised the airport's rating by one notch to A, citing rising traffic levels and robust financial metrics.

Massive borrowing for essential projects in the face of a projected deficit spike is a dilemma as its $51.5 billion capital program undergoes scrutiny.

Paul Malloy, head of municipals and credit research at Vanguard, tells why investors should take the long view to achieve relative value in munis as the year ticks on. Chip Barnett and Lynne Funk host.