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A bond insurer and bondholders may file complaints in the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority's lawsuit challenging a state law abolishing the authority.

Lord will work on ICE’s fixed income products, including its muni index and yield curve after nine years as global head of corporate, government and muni evaluation at BVAL.

Issuers in the nine-state Far West region sold $34.6 billion of municipal bonds in 2019's first six months.

Janicik helped build Mayer Brown's regulatory, government relations, public law and municipal finance practices; he's remembered for integrity and generosity.

She also names Elí Díaz Atienza to fill the role as her representative to the Oversight Board.

Market participants are questioning IFS' future and how a rogue trader engaged in unsupervised trades.

The Lone Star State sold $8 billion of notes to buyers with an endless appetite for short-term muni paper.

Winne Banta Basralian & Kahn hired Frank Scangarella, who helped shape the direction of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank.

“A couple” of Federal Open Market Committee members wanted a 50 basis point rate cut at its July 30-31 meeting, according to minutes released Wednesday, while “several” would have preferred no action.

The MSRB wants to work with other regulatory groups to decrease confusion surrounding suitability rules in conjunction with the SEC's new Regulation Best Interest.

The Illinois Sports Facilities Authority received a two-notch S&P Global Ratings upgrade to BBB.

Two Virgin Trains USA deals from Florida helped push the region's volume up 9.8% over last year, making it one of only two regions to sell more bonds.

Troubles at the Connecticut Port Authority and elsewhere have prompted broader looks across their operations.

The U.S. economy doesn’t appear to be headed toward a recession, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said.

After 39 years in the public sector, Pat West will become a consultant.

The municipal team at PIMCO see several areas of opportunity for muni investors in the second half of 2019.

As a result of the March 23 appellate court ruling, Fitch announced on April 11 it has put seven bond issuances on negative ratings watch.

Issuers and non-dealer muni advisors support the existing prohibition, while dealers asked the MSRB to provide some flexibility.

The number of NYC residents receiving cash assistance has dropped to the lowest level since 1963, according to the Independent Budget Office.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.

The revision gives local governments an extra nine months to make changes under a new rule involving the treatment of leases.

Harborfields Central School District of Greenlawn, Suffolk County, New York's Notice of Sale

Harborsfield Central School District of Greenlawn, In the County of Suffolk, New York's Notice of Bond Sale

The state intends to implement a working group that will develop a long-term solution for Benton Harbor Area Schools.

Texas issues are headlining this week's slate of supply.

Texas officials say the attacks appear to be coming from a single source.

Moody's upgraded the Lincoln-Way district, saying it has effected a fiscal turnaround after the management woes and investigations that sent it to junk in 2016.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren continued to push back against further interest-rate cuts by the central bank.

An increased reliance on endowment spending put the highly selective liberal arts college at risk of a credit downgrade.

A report said overtime costs spiraled out of control under leadership's noses for roughly a decade.

Refundings rebounded in the first half of 2019, but total bond volume across the Southwest fell to a six-year low.

By the end of the week the municipal bond market should have a better idea of what Federal Reserve officials are thinking.

The r-word or recession is back with a vengeance.

Short-term notes rose 17.9% in the first half of 2019 based on low rates, high demand, flatter yield curve and a backlog of projects.

Municipal bond volume is 2% ahead of last year, as volume sans advance refundings is starting to level out and normalize.

The municipal bond insurance industry has seen an uptick in overall par amount insured and a steady industry saturation rate for the first half of 2019.

Public facilities and electric power were the sectors with the biggest declines.

An Illinois circuit court judge will decide whether the case can proceed by the end of August.

After a wild and crazy week that saw the yield curve invert for the first time in 12 years, recession talk, and record lows for muni yields — there was a much calmer tone on Friday.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said recession risks have risen “quite a bit” and the central bank should be ready to cut interest rates again to protect the U.S. economy.