Public finance

A large industrial revenue bond issue closed out the primary in a holiday-shortened week for the municipal bond market.

Minority Republicans had gummed up progress by forcing the House clerk to read every line of every bill, before two members broke ranks.

The board referred 13 public entities to the Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice and U.S. Department of Justice.

State and local governments would be able to issue tax-exempt PABs not subject to state volume caps if at least 95% or more of the net proceeds are used for green infrastructure.

Scott Waguespack will chair the committee that vets city bond deals and other financial transactions.

The legal argument made against revenue bonds just doesn't make sense in the market-based world.

Natalie Cohen and Lynne Funk Posner discuss climate change — from floods to hurricanes to Superfund sites — and how these issues affect state and local governments.

Demand for tax-exempt income overwhelmed the usual selling in the secondary market during tax season.

The Portland Diamond Project will get up to six more months to study a Northwest Portland marine cargo terminal as a potential baseball stadium site before it has to commit.

The authority says the site will help investors access credit fundamentals.

A surplus this coming fiscal year will be used in following years for debt and pension payments, Executive Director Natalie Jaresko said.

Munis are termed rich, but taxables still shine.

The standard measure of interest rate risk is effective duration; it is the critical input to portfolio-based hedging.

Illinois lawmakers gave first-year Gov. J.B. Pritzker a victory on a cornerstone of his fiscal plan for the troubled state.

First-year Democratic governor Gretchen Whitmer faces opposition from the GOP-controlled legislature.

National Association of Bond Lawyers President Dee Wisor and President-elect Rich Moore discuss infrastructure, regulation, tax law and the group's educational efforts. Kyle Glazier hosts.

Over the first 10 months of the fiscal year, General Fund net revenues are 11% above October projections.

The muni market is winding down to a pause for the long holiday weekend and when the market opens back up Tuesday, big deals will be few and far between, but the market will continue its run.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is inching closer toward a replacement for its nearly 70-year old bus terminal by zeroing in on three possible options.

The tapes, according to Preston Hollow, demonstrate the success of Nuveen's strong-arm tactics to protect its high-yield market share.