Public finance

The authority reports $193 million of present value savings on a $651 million refunding.

Peter Delahunt, manager of municipal trading at Raymond James, says the market is directed by retail demand, the Fed, tweets, tariff discussions and compliance. Transparency has improved and volume will remain relatively flat except for an acceleration in current refunding activity. John Hallacy hosts.

Municipal bond buyers saw some big note and bond deals hit the market on Wednesday, led by issuers in Georgia and Colorado.

Stull, a public finance advisor and banker, died Sunday. He was 55.

An oversight board approved Philadelphia’s financial plan with some caveats about revenue projections in the event of a recession.

This latest IRS action is one of a series of bond audits involving various government agencies in Puerto Rico.

The two active municipal bond insurers are currently outpacing their output year-over-year in terms of industry penetration rate, par amount insured and number of transactions. Assured Guaranty and Build America Mutual have combined for $9.69 billion of insured volume spanning 798 transactions and 5.8% penetration rate so far in 2019, up from $9.06 billion in 625 deals and 5.5% insured rate the two achieved during the first six months of 2018.

Warnings about the weak health and liquidity risks of Chicago’ pension system litter the funds’ 2018 financial reports.

The muni market started the week hitting the ground running as the second biggest deal of the week priced along with a few others on what was a active Tuesday.

Eli Dvorkin of Center for an Urban Future explores how to improve New York City’s public parks infrastructure, from better staffing to untapped revenue opportunities. Paul Burton hosts.

Researchers found many pension plans have already taken significant steps to assure their long-term sustainabilty.

The criminal behavior must stop, but the recovery must proceed. Indeed, the recovery could get stronger from this recent purge.

Illinois is building a foundation to chip away at the state’s massive fiscal challenges, according to Deputy Governor Dan Hynes.

The new budget draws down fund balances for new spending and tax relief but improving reserves and fully funded pensions cushion the state's ratings.

New-issue supply started to trickle into the market Monday, a thin stream that will turn into a torrent by week’s end.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, her finance team, and sister agencies will provide in-person fiscal updates at the city's annual investors' conference.

Separating capital construction projects from transit operations at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority quickly generated many questions and some pushback.

A state report says Connecticut should consider converting eligible state assets into a trust and using state lottery proceeds for its public pension systems.

Austin is telling investors that a $319 million airport bond sale is critical to meeting growing demand for service.

The university wants to upgrade its dormitories.