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Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo sparked a budget firestorm ahead of the legislative session by proposing a budget with a deficit and naming a new budget chief. Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo replaced his budget chief just days before Nevada lawmakers convene on Feb. 3 for their regular legislative session, where they will discuss the governor’s budget

Warren “Bo” Daniels will lead the meeting as chair of the MSRB board. MSRB Ongoing work to potentially simplify the submission process for new issue disclosure and discussion of dealer supervisory obligations given changing work patterns will be among the topics on deck at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s upcoming quarterly board meeting. The MSRB’s

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21290760/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were weaker Thursday as the primary market slowed and muni mutual funds saw inflows top $2 billion. U.S. Treasuries saw yields rise five years and out and equities ended mixed. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Thursday was at 64%, the five-year at 64%, the 10-year at 66%

Chicago’s City Hall, where Mayor Brandon Johnson negotiated a 2025 budget that Moody’s called credit neutral but which drew a downgrade from S&P Bloomberg News Chicago plans to sell roughly $830 million of general obligation bonds to help finance its 2024-28 capital improvement plan, according to the city’s finance team. The bond sale was announced

The Texas House and Senate unveiled their budget plans for the fiscal 2026-27 biennium.Bloomberg News The Republican-controlled Texas House and Senate on Wednesday unveiled base budget plans for the upcoming biennium with both chambers proposing to continue funding and expand a massive property tax cut enacted in 2023. Armed with a record $39.4 billion cash

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21273943/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Wednesday as the primary market picked up, led by the $2 billion retail pricing from the Regents of the University of California in the negotiated market and a $1.2 billion deal from the state of Washington in four series in the competitive market. U.S. Treasury yields

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<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21257304/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended up. Muni yields were bumped one to four basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields fell up to seven basis points out long. As the last third of January progresses, munis are in the red,

Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., chairs the House Ways and Means Committee weighing the tax-exemption’s fate. The House Ways and Means Committee is considering the total elimination of tax-exempt bonds, according to a 51-page list of targeted programs, policies and plans for a reconciliation bill obtained Friday by The Bond Buyer. It’s a wide-ranging and tentative

Search and rescue operations in Los Angles Wednesday in the wake of the Palisades Fire. Bloomberg News Fitch Ratings placed four credits — led by the city of Los Angeles the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power — on rating watch negative, citing the region’s wildfires. Fitch also placed two utilities tightly linked to

“Because of the broad, bipartisan support we have built for the LIHTCs, we believe there is a real opportunity to include housing credit provisions in the forthcoming major tax legislation,” said Emily Cadik, CEO, Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition. AHTC The Trump administration is sending out signals about how it intends to address the nation’s

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21211283/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were firmer ahead of a nearly $10 billion new-issue calendar as U.S. Treasury yields rose inside 10 years and equities were up late in the session. Since the start of 2025, UST yields sold off around 20 basis points but “retraced more than half on the back of

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law a host of tax and spending changes that ratings agencies say should address a projected deficit but whose effects bear watching.Bloomberg News Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Ratings, and S&P Global Ratings say Louisiana’s recently adopted tax changes should address what had been projected to be a $587 million or

Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates acquisition of G.L. Hicks deepens larger firm’s bench in healthcare finance, said Adam Bauer, Fieldman’s chief executive officer.Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates California municipal advisory powerhouse Fieldman, Rolapp & Co. started the new year with an acquisition enabling it to deepen its bench in healthcare finance. Fieldman acquired Orem, Utah-based municipal advisor

MSRB Chair Warren “Bo” Daniels.MSRB The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Thursday announced the members of its 2025 advisory groups, including those tapped for a new group that will focus on the intersection of technological innovation and municipal securities market regulation.  The advisory groups include a cross section of muni market experts who will provide insights

Advisors to municipal bond issuers and borrowers, as well as rating agencies for municipal bonds, want to know that local governments and public agencies are on top of their financial and organizational management. Data-driven initiatives are one component to help monitor the goings-on of public agencies that help communicate what is and isn’t going in

Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming said he would lobby Fitch Ratings for a rating upgrade.Bloomberg News Louisiana plans to sell bonds four more times this fiscal year and at least twice more in the next fiscal year, a Louisiana state official said Thursday. Amounts were not discussed and were not immediately available. The state will

&amp;lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21196063/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&amp;gt; Municipals were slightly firmer Thursday as the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority deal was upsized to $1.6 billion and outflows returned to muni mutual funds. U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities ended down. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Thursday was at 67%, the five-year at 67%, the 10-year

&lt;img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21179756/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /&gt; Municipals improved Wednesday amid a large new-issue slate, though underperformed a U.S. Treasury rally, after the consumer price index showed a slowdown in inflation. The CPI came in below expectations, while the core CPI, which strips out the more volatile costs of food and energy, was softer than expected.

Chicago general obligation debt was downgraded by S&P Global Ratings, which cited the city’s inability to confront its structural imbalance.Bloomberg News S&P Global Ratings downgraded Chicago’s general obligation debt to BBB from BBB-plus Tuesday, saying the city’s 2025 budget fails to address a persistent structural imbalance. The outlook, which S&P placed on credit watch negative

Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. Lawsuits surrounding everything from unethical sponsorships to the sale of refunding bonds swept across the public finance markets in 2024, creating a tense dynamic between municipalities and regulators. Here are some of the top cases from the last few months to keep