The next generation of public policymakers and public finance practitioners will mingle with current municipal finance pros at a career forum hosted by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy’s Center for Municipal Finance. During the week of Oct. 14, the CMF will hold lunchtime seminars designed to help interested students get the

After taking a hit in the wake of the deadly 2023 wildfire that devastated the West Maui town of Lahaina, municipal bonds issued for investor-owned utility Hawaiian Electric are on an upswing. The debt, trading in the secondary market as low as 63 cents on the dollar last year, had recovered to the 95 and

Municipals faced some pressure Thursday as U.S. Treasuries saw losses amid geopolitical uncertainty and mixed macroeconomic data ahead of Friday’s payrolls figure while equities were off near the close. The last large new-issues priced in the primary and secondary trading pointed to some weakness, leading to small cuts to triple-A yield curves.  Municipal bond mutual

The devastation Hurricane Helene rained on the mountain region of western North Carolina can be handled financially by governments in the short term but other municipal issuers may struggle and the long term is cloudy, analysts say. Helene hammered the area from Friday through Sunday, bringing rainfall amounts up to 31.3 inches, hurricane winds up

Municipals were a touch softer Wednesday, but outperformed U.S. Treasury weakness as investors focused on the primary market with several large new-issues pricing to solid demand. Equities were in the black to close the session. Triple-A yield curves were little changed to weaker by one to four basis points, depending on the curve, while Treasuries

The Ohio Water Development Authority was scheduled to return to market Tuesday with triple-A-rated revenue bonds, including $400 million of new money green bonds. New money proceeds will reimburse the agency for loans financing wastewater, stormwater and water pollution prevention projects. The OWDA jointly administers, with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the state’s bond-funded wastewater

In her new role as Indianapolis-based managing director at Crews & Associates, Susan Reed aims to bring both creative ideas and a deep well of experience to bear on the challenges facing Indiana issuers. Reed, who has worked as a bond attorney and a municipal advisor and has served in a community and economic development

Municipal bonds are directly or indirectly involved in a flurry of litigation in Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah triggered by defaults, bankruptcy, environmental concerns, or laws that punish financial firms for their stance on fossil fuels.  The outcomes of the lawsuits could determine if bonds can be issued, who is to blame for defaulted debt,

Municipals saw some weakness up front while U.S. Treasuries saw losses across the curve after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the Fed’s rate-cutting schedule was not yet certain as the U.S. economy remains strong. Equities closed in the black. USTs saw the largest losses on the short-end, with yields rising up to 7 basis