Public finance

Tim Romer, Goldman Sachs’ longtime head of West Region, will retire in early 2019, leaving his post in the public sector and infrastructure banking group to Ritu Kalra.

Municipal bonds were stronger at midday, as traders get set to see about $9 billion of new issues come to market this week.

The $1.8 billion Chicago O’Hare Airport deal tops a $9 billion new issue calendar that will slake the thirst of a supply deprived municipal bond market this week.

Insurance companies are eager to invest in infrastructure with the right policy support, a new white paper said.

U.S. Senators privately urged board to privatize PREPA, a review of emails found.

Municipal bonds finished stronger on Friday ahead of the upcoming $9 billion new issue calendar.

Florida agencies will negotiate with the private rail operator, currently known as Brightline, to build tracks for passenger service to Tampa.

Municipal bond volume fell by almost half in November, underscoring the impact of the tax law.

Municipal bond investors will get to feast on a big new issue calendar, led by an almost $2 billion airport deal coming out of Chicago.

As governments increasingly tap into analytics for policymaking, risks accompany benefits.

In the week ended Nov. 29, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 4.21% from 4.23% last week.

Democratic control of the House of Representatives may lower the barrier to sustainable transportation funding, said Bond Buyer conference participants.

The municipal market saw the last significant issuance come and go swiftly, closing out the week on a high note.

Voters in the Southern California rejected a water and wastewater rate increase, and a subsequent rate hike triggered an unsuccessful recall election.

The Federal Transit Administration has not yet awarded $760 million of the $2.62 billion Congress set aside for transit grants in fiscal 2018 almost two months after the end of the budget year.

The New York City comptroller's affordable housing initiative hinges on state approval of real-estate tax shifts and the creation of a land bank.

Milwaukee-based Baird said it will expand its public finance footprint into new markets when it closes on the purchase next year.

The muni market was getting stronger yet again on Thursday, as one of the week's biggest hit the screens.

The president initiated the request for the luncheon meeting after Cuomo last month sent Trump a five-minute video showing the leaking walls and interior deterioration of the existing 108-year-old tunnel.

Larson joins the bond insurer after 35 years in the muni industry, including 20 years at Goldman Sachs.