Do state trifectas lower default risk?

Single-party dominance in a state appears to lead to modest but measurable savings for local governments and lower yields in the secondary municipal bond market.

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From politics to disclosure to funding, the changing climate challenges muni issuers. Learn more in our?Climate Spotlight 2024?package.

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As states tinker with laws that restrict pension investments in funds that favor environment, social, and governance factors,?the debate over strategy and long-term fiscal responsibility continues between red and blue state treasurers who oversee investment policies.?

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Register now?for The Bond Buyer's Infrastructure event in September in Philadelphia.

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Financed with a mix of bonds, general revenue funds and some federal funding, Missouri this month kicked off a major expansion of Interstate 70, which runs parallel to the Missouri River and links St. Louis with Kansas City.

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Watch what the municipal bond industry’s innovators and influencers are saying in our Leaders series of video interviews. Check out our lineup of future live interviews and archived conversations.

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Texas general fund revenue so far in fiscal 2024 remains on target with the state's October estimate forgoing the need for a July revision in the forecast, while a projection for the yearend balance could fluctuate, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar reported Wednesday.

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Register now for The Bond Buyer’s California Public Finance conference, coming to San Francisco in October.

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Short-term munis were slightly firmer Thursday as muni mutual funds saw continued inflows and the primary market slowed. U.S. Treasuries yields rose and equities sold off.

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