Public finance

The U.S. budget deficit widened to $691 billion in the first half of fiscal 2019 as spending outpaced an increase in revenue.

Among the beneficiaries is a bond-financed bus line in Portland, Oregon.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrated when the California Transportation Commission voted, despite a host of warnings, to pay a contractor more than $1 billion to build two tunnels and a stretch of road outside San Francisco nine years ago.

The City Council called on de Blasio to increase reserves in the $92.2 billion budget by $250 million.

Underwriters circulated a premarketing wire on California’s $2 billion GOs as the NYC water authority deal came to market.

Advocates are pressing for more than a pork-filled package, with reforms and sustainable funding sources, too.

Seth Magaziner's strategies mingle school construction borrowing and debt-management sessions with victims compensation, college savings and a small-business program.

The proposed 2020 budget has $139 million for the payment of debt.

Ramirez & Co. makes additions in big markets of Texas and New York.

Steve Dilts, a senior vice president at infrastructure solutions firm HNTB Corporation, discusses the biggest transportation challenges facing the New York City metropolitan region including the long-stalled Gateway project and improving access to Manhattan’s Penn Station. Andrew Coen and Paul Burton host.

The city of Fayetteville will ask a state agency for permission to borrow millions of dollars to pay for additional costs associated with a new Segra baseball stadium and downtown parking garage.

New York City’s water authority kicked off the week by offering bonds to individual investors on Monday.

Cleveland is looking to lock in low fixed rates and eliminate all risks related to the Water System’s hedged debt.

Refundings of recession-era stimulus bonds are driving California's robust sales volume.

The groundings of Boeing 737 MAX 8 and tariffs with China could have an impact on revenue growth among ports and airports.

Tuesday's election demonstrated Normanites' deep reservations about funding and maintaining stormwater projects via a bond and utility fee.

The standalone grant anticipation revenue vehicle bond deal is the first of several tranches the state will issue over the next few years.

The Golden State keeps its issuance streak alive as it get set to sell $2.1 billion of general obligation bonds later this week. This deal is primarily a refunding — a result of bonds sold in 2009 under the Stimulus Act hitting their 10-year call date.

With plenty of cash looking to go to work, investors are not loving the calendar or what small allocations they will be allotted as we draw near the end of tax season.

Detroit CFO says it's on track to exit state oversight without the need for legislative actions.