Public finance

The municipal market got what it expected, when the FOMC announced its decision to lower rates.

Coming off the biggest month of the year, volume dipped in July to the second slowest pace of 2019.

The rating agency cited the city's financial position and the effectiveness of Connecticut's Municipal Accountability Review Board.

The new law lowers contribution rates for some agencies and allows them to opt out of the worst-funded pension plan in the country.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reset the clock on release of the next year's budget forecast by moving the deadline one month later to the end of August.

It's uncertain whether Pedro Pierluisi's nomination to succeed Rossellówill pass the House.

Top Preston Hollow Capital and Nuveen officials take to the witness stand.

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded $492 million of bonds because of its revised criteria on special revenue debt.

The municipal market saw a a flurry of deals come and go on the day before the Federal Reserve will presumably cut interest rates.

The state brings two triple-A ratings to the competitive sale of $673 million of general obligation bonds.

The committee also unanimously voted Tuesday to reverse a planned $7.6 billion cut in highway spending that’s scheduled to take effect in a year.

All markets and investors are waiting to see how much the Fed will cut interest rates on Wednesday. Will it be 25 basis points or 50?

The bill won praise from state departments of transportation, which rely on federal funding as they plan major projects that often include tax-exempt financing.

As the FOMC gets set to meet on interest rates, municipal bond buyers will see supply heading in from the Golden State.

As July winds down, muni issuance will be muffled thanks to the FOMC's monetary policy meeting.

The two-day trial in PHC’s antitrust lawsuit against Nuveen is set to begin unless the two sides reach a last-minute settlement.

A new state law established the wildfire fund to provide a financial buffer for claims against utilities.

The residents of Waverly, Hickman and rural Lancaster County, Neb., would join Lincoln drivers in paying an annual wheel tax to fund county road and bridge improvements under a newly unveiled proposal.

Supporters of two offshore wind projects in development off Long Island say they will spark a wave of investment to make the Empire State a leader in renewable energy development.

The company behind the nation’s first privately owned intercity passenger railway in more than a century is seeking approval from California and Nevada to raise as much as $3.6 billion in tax-exempt bonds for a high-speed train linking southern California to Las Vegas.