Tax-exempt bonds

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe will establish its second-largest public finance team in Houston with more than two dozen hires from Andrews Kurth Kenyon.

Anna Sarabian specializes in general government, which includes cities, counties and special districts.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-N.C., have asked the GAO how many tax-exempt munis were used for abortion-related facilities during the past 20 years and what was the associated federal tax liability.

State lawmakers will consider restructuring the Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority’s defaulted bonds and taking ownership of the Garcon Point Bridge.

A tale of two bond-financed fertilizer projects in the Midwest -- how one is thriving with the IRS' blessing on the bonds and the other is at a virtual standstill and in a dispute with the tax regulator.

The Board said "filtering" bids and offers can hurt retail investors, liquidity, and market efficiency.

The USDOT's approval of the allocation triggered threats from opponents that legal action will be taken.

The Chicago-based firm hired veteran healthcare banking specialist Brian McGough.

The combined Illinois-based Advocate Health Care nor Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care would be the 10th-largest healthcare nonprofit.

The county says it's closer to an agreement to build a criminal justice center at new location.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority says its deal pricing Tuesday could be up to $347 million.

A tribal government specialist has replaced Allyson Belsome as head of the group responsible for muni bond audits.

The bonds for Florida’s Brightline train project are rated BB-minus by Fitch.

“Strengthened” financing agreements for the KFC Yum! Center debt, including longer taxpayer support, resulted in higher ratings.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority’s senior bonds won one-notch upgrades from Moody’s Investor Service and S&P Global Ratings.

The land swap is one of the obstacles that must be cleared to build Wayne County a new jail at a new site.

Tom Enright and Rick Hursh are managing directors of the firm’s new capital markets office in Indianapolis.

Drew Smith, a former operative at the Massachusetts treasury, is Boston's new city treasurer.

A bankruptcy court judge is weighing whether the municipal government-sponsored project qualifies for Chapter 11.

Construction of the bond-financed stadium for the Raiders was to begin this fall.