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The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia filed for Chapter 11 this week, burdened by debt sold to construct its building.

With major projects in its future, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is making the most of record low rates in a $260 million bond sale.

Covenant's issuing tax-exempt debt to retire some variable-rate, term loan bank debt and taxable bonds to fund construction of a rehabilitation facility.

A long-awaited report on options for dealing with the state-owned utility is out.

If House Bill 653 passes, Fitch Ratings says any rating impact would be felt by local governments that receive transfers, rather than by the utilities.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, presenter of the Oscars, is issuing debt to cover cost overruns on the museum it plans to open in December.

The failed attempt to sell Florida’s largest municipal utility and its contract to buy nuclear-generated electricity from a Georgia plant will be examined.

The city is pricing the bonds the week of Feb. 10 for an anticipated $7 million in savings, according to city debt manager Betsy Hruby.

John Schroder's refusal to transfer unclaimed property funds to the state budget led the state to file suit.

The public agency that owns and operates Chicago's convention center took the "acting" off Larita Clark's CEO title this week.

The state would issue the state trunkline fund bonds over the next four years to add and expand 122 major new projects.

The board of the Jacksonville-owned utility fired its former manager for cause, then resigned en masse; an interim manager is at the helm.

Gov. Ralph Northam and the Virginia Legislature's new Democratic majority want higher gas taxes and new bond financing plans to support road and rail projects.

Faced with falling enrollment at its state universities, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham wants to spend more money on college students.

A grand jury is probing the Jacksonville-owned utility as well as a community-based group and a special City Council investigative committee.

The deal comes as the state's transportation plans will shift to rely more on cash than on commission borrowing going forward.

Gov. Henry McMaster wants to sell the state-owned utility after its nuclear project debacle; a report to lawmakers on bids for Santee Cooper has been delayed.

Whether new dedicated revenue for the MTA or its higher total debt holds more sway in the capital markets remains an open question.

Ohio's Hamilton Community Authority issues bonds Thursday to help finance the redevelopment of a vacant paper mill.

The Big Ten school, which has favored shorter maturities, is issuing 40-year bonds in a bid to diversify its debt portfolio and lock in low rates.