Public finance

Municipal bond issuance for the year so far is within a percentage point of volume in the first half of 2018.

Investor confusion about Harvey, Illinois, and a local library district contributed to a municipal advisor and broker-dealer facing Securities and Exchange Commission charges in a bond offering gone wrong.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is trying to prepare for increased ridership on its rail transit system with more than $1 billion of investment.

The city expects to save about $22 million in fiscal year 2020 from terminating the programs, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Thursday.

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is promising a five-year, $500 million capital program to upgrade water and sewer pipes.

Municipal bond buyers saw the last of the week’s new issues come to market on Thursday.

Charles Gasparino of FOX Business Network talks with Chip Barnett about the role municipal bonds play in the U.S. and how the market has changed over the years. He gives a look back at New York City's finances as well as the best ways to approach infrastructure spending across the country.

The board approved a request to increase 2019 authorization for new-money bonds and bond anticipation notes to a $5 billion maximum from $3 billion.

As Sunday's fiscal deadline approaches the legislature is hammering out a budget that's $500 million bigger than the Oversight Board's plan.

Buyers of short-term municipal paper were treated to over $1.5 billion of notes from a big California issuer on Wednesday.

If an issuer represents the validity of its bonds to investors at the time of issuance, it is barred from later denying repayment on a claim of invalidity.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is proposing higher user fees to fuel a larger capital budget.

Despite views on Capitol Hill that leaned towards taking financing away from public transit, the House bill would strengthen transit issuers.

Omaha-Douglas County Building Commission will have to rely on additional rental payments from the city and county to pay for bonds.

Municipal deals flowed into the market on Tuesday, led by offerings from New York City, Ohio and Illinois issuers.

A progressive income tax may not boost the state's near-junk rating unless revenue is used to address the pension problem.

German Ramirez and Richard Prann of HJ Sims talk from Puerto Rico about the situation on the island and discuss COFINA and the IRS, what's new with the GDB bonds and with the commonwealth's GOs. Chip Barnett hosts.

Citi is losing another top-tier employee to retirement, as Ward Marsh announced his intention to call it quits after 45 years,

Puerto Rico CFO Rafael Maldonado Gautier said that some Treasury professionals have been selling influence, issuing false licenses, and trying to extort him.

As expectations for a Fed rate cut grow, muni supply shrinks amid rising demand for bonds.