Public finance

The Florida Development Finance Corp. said another meeting will be scheduled to finish taking public comment on financing for the passenger train project.

There are some caveats attached to this traditional axiom on time of the season.

If blockchain becomes a force in the muni market, it could take on some of the duties done by middlemen, thereby cutting costs for issuers.

Puerto Rico Oversight Board says it can achieve much but not all of its pension restructuring plans without the local government's assistance.

Moody's boost at Aa1 means lower borrowing costs, additional savings and a more diverse market for the city's bonds, according to Melanie Hartzog.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is running into flack from fellow Republicans who control the legislature for his 18 cent-per-gallon proposal.

J.B. Pritzker will defend his fiscal 2020 budget and pension proposals as well as his gamble on waiting for voters to approve graduated income tax rates.

Municipal bond buyers grabbed general obligation bonds from California and New York City on Thursday.

A new Big Apple Transit agency would issue new debt for transit under City Council Speaker Corey Johnson's plan.

Corey Johnson has called for wresting control of five-borough transit operations from the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Gretchen Whitmer's first budget proposal would also provide a tax break for pension and retirement income.

The municipal market had offerings for both retail and institutional investors, as new paper starting flowing into a supply-starved market.

A wide variety of projects would be eligible under the bill, including airports, ports, transit, and more.

The federal government ran an $8.7 billion surplus in January, the Treasury Department reported Tuesday.

The city will use about $1.8 billion of bonds to fund a new airport terminal in a project led by private partner Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate.

In the first part of a two-part podcast, Emilie Mazzacurati, CEO of Four Twenty Seven, discusses the challenges financial firms and state and local governments face when it comes to climate change, adaptation and resilience. And in a second part, The Bond Buyer's Northeast Regional Editor Paul Burton chats about green bonds, climate change and resilience, and cybersecurity. Chip Barnett hosts.

The California Supreme Court left the so-called California Rule on pensions untouched in a ruling favoring the state's right to eliminate an "air time" benefit.

The municipal market is prepping to see $5.84 billion of new bonds, including the biggest deal of the year.

FA Jeff Larson said the $2.7 billion in nonrated bonds are expected to price in late March.

The ballot measure marks the first time the Ohio capital has asked voters to approve a dedicated affordable housing fund, for $50 million.