Public finance

The State Bond Commission approved 21 municipal entities' elections on tax increases for infrastructure projects, with the increases possibly supporting bonds.

A state lawmaker is asking the court to invalidate a 2022 nearly $700 million bond sale due to inadequate audits by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

The city council advanced a community facilities district to issue up to $550 million of tax-exempt bonds to redevelop the area around the Beverly Hilton.

A state-by-state review of 2025 midyear issuance in the Far West.

Jim Haddon equates working in the financial world with a competitive event, which in the case of his multi-faceted career, would make him a decathlon winner.

The proposed $1.3 billion arena would be financed with city revenue bonds, along with county taxes, subject to voter approval, and a team contribution.

A possible explanation is that the massive inflows into mutual funds are a parallel move to large inflows into the Capital Group Municipal High-Income ETF, which saw the biggest inflow of a ETF on Friday at $1.5 billion, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.

The Trump administration's latest attempt to pull MTA funds comes after an audit of railway worker safety risks.

Just 10 nonprofit environmental groups were responsible for 35% of all the NEPA lawsuits analyzed by the Breakthrough Institute in a new report.

RBC Capital Markets will be the underwriter for the bonds, which will have a maximum maturity of 40 years.

"There's a tremendous amount of teamwork, both within an organization and then among all of the working group members," Eileen Heitzler said. "And the end result is a project with a public purpose."

Dan Hartman of PFM attributed the drop to fewer prepaid gas deals, one-time large transactions last year like Jefferson County's and normal timing variations.

Hastedt says the city plans two bond sales this fall.

FOMC meeting minutes "clearly show why they didn't cut rates," said Northlight Asset Management Chief Investment Officer Chris Zaccarelli.

The 10-campus public university system apparently scrapped plans to price $1.5 billion in debt this week.

Attorneys with expertise in municipal disclosure say issuers who land on the list of "sanctuary" jurisdictions need to at minimum do an analysis of how it may impact their obligations.

It's the latest attack on one of the nation's largest infrastructure projects that has long been the focus of Republican ire.

"Annette's expertise and experience add an important new dimension to our already strong Texas K-12 public finance team," Ajay Thomas, FHN Financial's head of public finance, said.

Gary Hall and Sobani Warner were named co-presidents of Siebert Williams Shank as CEO Suzanne Shank focuses on client relationships and strategic initiatives.

A state-by-state review of 2025 midyear issuance in the Midwest.