Moody’s Investors Service raised the city's rating, noting noted a trend of strong finances, a diverse economy and a willingness to tackle pension issues.

Governance is the single most important ESG factor in public finance ratings, given the impact of governance structure, Fitch said.

Audit times for municipal bond issuers are on the rise, with the median reaching 164 days in 2020 compared with 147 in 2009.

Michael Rinaldi, head of local government ratings at Fitch, talks with Chip Barnett about the murky financial picture after the move by Gov. Ron DeSantis to dissolve the Reedy Creek Improvement District after Disney Co. said it plans to fight to repeal the new “Don’t Say Gay” law. (12 minutes)

The legislative clock is ticking as midterm campaigning ramps up, but the lame duck session offers a fresh opportunity.

While the outlook revision reflects the view there is a one-in-three chance RCID's credit profile could be positively or negatively impacted, future events remain unclear, said S&P's Christian Richards.

The MSRB plans to issue a request for comment on its Rule G-14, in addition to publishing a summary of the comments on its request for information on ESG factors.

Several firms' ability to underwrite municipal bond issues in Texas is under review.

Municipal advisors are seeking more and better communication from regulators and enforcers, NAMA Executive Director Susan Gaffney says. Kyle Glazier hosts. (24 minutes)

Credits affected include $766 million of outstanding ad valorem tax bonds, rated AA-minus and $79 million of outstanding utilities revenue and refunding bonds, rated A.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s second quarter meeting will feature discussion of one of the board's more controversial recent publications.

The budget represents a turn-around as the county got a handle on pandemic-related expenses.

Phoenix’s ratings were affirmed and its general obligation bond outlook was raised to stable from negative by Moody's.

The court's decision leaves issuers back to looking for a legislative solution.

The Federal Reserve has hired five executives from the stablecoin issuer Circle and at least one employee of Ripple since 2019 as part of its technology-focused recruiting efforts. It plans to do more hiring in the years ahead to aid its work on faster payments and central bank digital currencies.

Using a surplus to build reserve levels was key for the outlook change, the rating agency said.

S&P revised the outlook on Miami Beach to stable from negative and affirmed the AA-minus rating on the city’s resort tax revenue bonds.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sustained the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s disciplinary action against J.W. Korth & Company.

SIFMA CEO Ken Bentsen and Head of Municipals Leslie Norwood discuss developments at the organization, the legislative outlook, and regulatory developments related to ESG. Kyle Glazier hosts. (28 minutes)

Montebello Unified priced a $12.2 million tax-exempt refunding, but didn't execute a planned taxable tranche.