Public finance

Opportunities and risks face the municipal market as baby boomers retire while millennials begin to buy houses and settle down.

Underwriters and issuers alike have complained about the nature of disclosures under current guidance to the MSRB's rule G-17.

The budget and a five-year plan hint at what County Board President Toni Preckwinkle would do if she is elected Chicago mayor.

The muni market is lined up for just two deals $100 million or larger before the holiday.

County Executive George Latimer’s first budget aims to restore fiscal health after years of operating deficits.

Amazon's decision spurred debate about public incentives to corporations, infrastructure and housing, and how it all weighs on municipal credit.

The municipal bond market is in for a sleepy Thanksgiving holiday week with a small slate of supply ahead as trading activity is confined to two and a half days.

Christian Sobrino Vega, the commonwealth’s representative to the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board, made clear in an interview with The Bond Buyer that the commonwealth has not and will not intermingle federal disaster aid with debt payments to the island’s bondholders.

Chicago came to market Thursday with its two-week delayed sales tax securitization bonds.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 4.28% from 4.33% the week before.

The board wants to avoid invoking its power to force spending cuts to pay for the expected annual payment to government workers.

A federal court imposed an unusually stiff financial penalty and a lifetime ban against the already-jailed Christopher St. Lawrence.

Voters appear to have rejected $8.9 billion water bond measure only five months after approving a $4 billion water bond.

Sycamore Advisors taps muni veterans Dominick Setari and Chris Valentino to help build its Northeast muni business.

Chicago is heading to market Thursday with a scaled-down version of sales tax securitization bonds.

The deal allows the authority to exit a 280-year lease and take ownership of the station, the Hudson Line and the Harlem Line.

Chicago is coming to market Thursday with its delayed sales tax securitization bonds.

The Chicago City Council approved the 2020 budget in a near unanimous vote.

The municipal bond market saw several large deals hit the screens on Wednesday, led by issuers in Michigan and South Carolina.

Riverside is the latest Illinois municipality to be downgraded because of underfunded pensions.