Public finance

The general obligation bond measure would allocate $9 billion to K-12 schools and $6 billion to the state's universities and community colleges.

Market demand for the high yields offered by riskier paper is pulling such credits into the market, Municipal Market Analytics says.

Bondholders' hopes of getting more than 13 cents on the dollar depend on rulings in various legal proceedings.

Competitive issues dominated Wednesday’s calendar with issuers from Nevada, Texas and New Jersey leading the pack.

Green bonds and taxables dominate the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's $620 million sale.

A large calendar this week should spark high demand, market participants say.

The wild card part of this case is whether the justices decide to take an expansive look back on early 20th century decisions known as the Insular Cases and rule on the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens living in territories outside the 50 states.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is targeting voter-approved bond funding to tackle lead remediation projects at schools throughout the state.

The deal allows the university to shed a master trust indenture and concentrate its debt under the University of Nebraska Facilities Corp.

Janna Chernetz, a senior policy analyst at the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, discusses how New Jersey Transit is working to fix the myriad of budgetary challenges that are facing the nation's third-busiest public transportation system. Andrew Coen hosts.

Variables related to other post-employment benefit liabilities jeopardize core services in the tri-state area, said the Manhattan Institute.

Most of the deal from Connecticut's largest city will be taxable, with the lion's share going to a pension fund.

The Supreme Court let a lower court decision stand that may mean bondholders will get 100 cents on the dollar instead of 13 cents on $3.2 billion of bonds.

Miami-Dade County is seeking proposals from firms to build a transit link across Biscayne Bay.

This week's new deals will price into a market that has seen declining yields as stocks and Treasuries have weathered market volatility.

The Bourne and Sagamore bridges over the Cape Cod Canal are functionally obsolete, according to their owner, the Army Corps of Engineers.

Following suit with the issuers and underwriters, top muni financial advisors were outpacing business done to this point last year with $224.84 billion, up from $206.93 billion. The first three spots in the rankings remained the same for the big players, as the rest of the field saw a bevy of changes.

Through three quarters municipal bond issuers are coming to market more frequently than they did during the same period of 2018, as low rates and yields are too good to pass up and demand for muni bonds is closing in on an all-time high.

Municipal underwriters saw increased business, as demand for muni bonds jumped through the roof. Top muni underwriters accounted for $267.51 billion in 7,310 deals, up from $239.33 billion in 6,406 transactions in the first nine months of 2018.

Taxable bonds are spiking with the lack of advanced refundings; Green bonds also take the spotlight.