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An off year from municipal bond issuers in the Northeast in 2023 pulled the national volume numbers into negative territory.
February 26
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"I think we are starting toward higher volume," said Raul Amezcua, senior director at Samuel A. Ramirez & Co.
February 23
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Natural gas prepayment deals helped drive the utilities sector to top the Southeast in an overall down year for municipal bond sales across the region.
February 22
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Larger deals, fewer issues: those were the overarching municipal bond sale trends, along with a surge in tax-exempt deals, across the Midwest in 2023.
February 21
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Texas bond volume climbed 22.5% to lead the nation in a year when issuance in the eight-state Southwest region increased by only 0.6%.
February 20
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The proposed $1 billion bond measure would fund port improvements needed to push the state's nascent offshore wind power industry forward.
February 16
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The Turnpike Authority of Kentucky approved a resolution authorizing the issuance of up to $250 million of economic development road revenue refunding bonds.
February 15
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Nearly half of America's private colleges and universities reported negative operating margins in fiscal year 2023, and the trend was even worse in the Midwest.
February 14
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Josh Shapiro proposed sweeping changes to Pennsylvania's K-12 and higher education systems and $500 million of borrowing for his economic development plan.
February 12
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Los Angeles alone reported more than 500 mudslides from a storm that deluged the city for days.
February 9
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"The debt afforablity study was just released. In this study we outlined how state debt is going to be falling by 60% over an eight year period," state Treasurer Dale Folwell said Tuesday.
February 8
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The city of Aurora, Illinois, is issuing an upfront loan to developer Penn Entertainment using bonds backed by tax increment financing district revenue.
February 7
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The Texas city's project joins other efforts in Southwest states to find new water sources as supplies dwindle due to persistent drought conditions.
February 6
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Thomas DiNapoli criticised the agency for failing to include projected costs associated with needed system repairs in its 2023 20-Year Needs Assessment.
February 5
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California voters will weight a $6.4 billion bond measure in March that redirects money from an existing millionaire's tax supporting mental health programs.
February 2
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Fitch Ratings recently downgraded Marshfield Clinic Health System, a nonprofit group of 11 hospitals in central Wisconsin, to BBB from BBB-plus.
January 31
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The push for bills to punish companies, including municipal bond underwriters, for their fossil fuel or firearm policies continues in Arizona and Oklahoma.
January 30
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The Vermont state auditor questioned the city of Burlington's use of premium bonds in a tax increment finance district deal.
January 29
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The fiscal 2025 budget Jim Justice laid out in his final State of the State address contains tax credits for senior citizens and families with young children.
January 25
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The consolidation upheld by the state Supreme Court promises efficiencies, but the hundreds of local funds involved still face structural challenges.
January 24
