Public finance

New York could benefit from a more comprehensive assessment of billions allocated yearly for capital projects, according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

“A highly sophisticated frequent issuer may not need the same disclosures as a less sophisticated infrequent issuer,” the trade association for underwriters told the SEC.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board may have a stronger case to declare bonds invalid than the Illinois litigants did.

It's the first week after Labor Day and investors are facing a hefty calendar with some big names.

State Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg discusses a proposed millionaire’s tax, transportation funding, pension liabilities, the long-stalled Gateway project and other topics impacting New Jersey’s financial future. Andrew Coen hosts.

The market will see $7.6 billion of bonds plus a $1 billion note sale coming up in a holiday-shortened week.

Savannah's funds shrunk a bit with the approval of several pricey items on the regular city council agenda Thursday.

The state's GOs recovered by 20 basis points or more late Thursday and into Friday, but a promised appeal hangs over the credit.

Volume bounced back from second lowest monthly total of the year in July as yields plunged to historic lows and issuers came out in droves.

Lori Lightfoot is eyeing new taxes, debt refinancing, and state action to help close a $838 million gap.

Many market participants were already planning their getaways before the unofficial end of summer hits next Monday.

New Jersey produced enough fuel revenue last year to avoid a third gas tax increase in four years, according to State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio.

The director of the Kentucky Retirement Systems says the state has built in a risk margin to avoid an adverse effect on liabilities.

Funds were restricted to states with populations of less than 100 people per square-mile.

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan includes the construction of more than 5,000 curbside rain gardens in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.

Lynn Martin, President and COO of ICE Data Services, talks with Chip Barnett about ICE's acquisitions and expansion, and discusses transparency and liquidity in the municipal bond market and the firm's introduction of a real-time AAA muni curve.

NYC to continue Wells' muni underwriting ban as Fed's Powell opines on the firm's woes.

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Chicago Public Schools to BB-minus from B-plus, and Fitch Ratings upgraded it to BB from BB-minus, ahead of a $369 million deal.

Only a transportation bond measure survived to reach voters after the legislature's GOP minorities blocked three other borrowing proposals.

Even with a board vote just five weeks away, the proposed five-year capital program for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is a big unknown.