Public finance

The Oversight Board urged the federal government to provide more help to the island’s people and businesses.

The prospect of rock-bottom interest rates and a trade-war induced recession could put a greater strain on state and city retirement plans.

Municipal bonds continued their rally on Wednesday, and pushed tax-free yields to their lowest levels ever.

Chicago’s long-standing effort to host and profit from a casino will require a legislative makeover to attract financing, a report said.

Though the presidential candidate field is still large, some have proposed detailed infrastructure plans related to broadband and water systems.

Nearly two years after hiring a private consortium to remodel the Denver International Airport terminal, the city canceled the contract and plans to go it alone.

Deals from Texas and Virginia led the slate of new issues that hit the market on Tuesday.

The funds would be used to expand the Houston area’s network of bus, rail and managed lane projects.

The city manager says Birmingham has no plan B to fund the project.

Mayor Toni Harp released a five-year strategic plan that she said would help Connecticut’s second-largest city brace for any volatility.

Nuveen and AllianceBernstein say Warlander Asset Management may be using the lawsuit to generate an "enormous profit" from credit default swaps.

The deal reduces the authority's debt service by $380 million.

Southwest Airlines' decision to enter the Hawaii market helped spur a positive outlook from Moody's.

Issuers and buyers will both be watching the direction bond yields take this week.

Buoyed by strong investor demand, Philadelphia reported millions in savings from a $293.4 million general obligation bond sale.

Airport groups want to see a raise in the passenger facility charge that many airports use to back their bonds.

Investors will get to choose from a variety of new municipal bond issues heading their way this week with deals ranging from the San Francisco Airport offering to Maryland's triple-A GO sale.

After effortlessly taking down $13.2 billion of bonds this past week, muni buyers will see another above-average issuance week with $7.6B.

The review of the final credit, Chicago's senior-lien water bonds, was resolved when the bonds were defeased.

Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board remains committed to assist in the island’s fiscal recovery in the midst of political chaos over who will be running the government.