Public finance

A few remaining municipal bond deals hit screens on Thursday to wind down the week's issuance.

Honolulu plans to price $250 million in GOs for the 20-mile-long elevated rail project.

California's Governor and San Diego's mayor launch separate efforts to combat housing crisis

The primary municipal market chugged along on Wednesday, as the two biggest deals of the week priced.

Completion of a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge with debt levels kept in check triggered upgrades to New York State Thruway Authority bonds.

Eric Holcomb wants to use $150 million in surplus funds to pay off teacher pension obligations and wants savings to be passed along to teachers.

Capital finance director David Erdman says VRDO fraud lawsuits piqued his interest in Clarity's platform.

While the municipal bond insurers suffered from the curtailment of issuance under newly effective U.S. tax laws, the insurance penetration rate ticked higher.

The top municipal FA's accounted for 20% less volume, as their par amount of deals handled dropped to $273.869 billion from $345.829 billion. The number of transactions fell by 1,199.

The top muni bond counsel firms accounted for $318.67 billion in 8,474 transactions in 2018, down from $407.47 billion in 10,519 deals the year before.

The action continued in the municipal bond primary market, as the two biggest deals of the week were priced.

The governor's tunnel plan tweak and call for even firmer control of the MTA reignited conflict among the state, New York City and the transit authority.

Puerto Rico’s per capita debt load is far lower than that of the mainland U.S. states.

Municipal bond issuance totaled $320.25 billion in 2018, as New York issuers led the charge.

Municipal bond underwriters suffered from muted issuance under the new tax laws, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch remained on top of the year-end rankings.

Buyer sentiment barely budged as new issuance flooded the muni market on Tuesday.

The bonds will fund the final phase of construction of its new Physical Activity Center.

The board said the 2012 and 2014 GOs were "issued in clear violation of the Puerto Rico constitution and should be declared null and void."

After bureau agents raided the City Hall office and home of Mayor Bill Courtright, council members in the northeast Pennsylvania city want answers.

New deals were rolling in, with timing benefiting issuers as the market firmed.