Denver Public Schools on Thursday will price $450 million of new money bonds authorized by voters two months ago. The school building bonds, pricing through negotiation with book runner RBC Capital Markets, are listed under the name School District 1 of the City and County of Denver. Fiscal Strategies Group and Public

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board announced Wednesday that Pres. Donald Trump would name David Skeel and Arthur González to serve three-year terms on the Puerto Rico Oversight Board. The board made the announcement late Wednesday. The announcement wasn’t on the White House press site at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Earlier in the

Rhode Island’s $12.8 billion budget bill, which Gov. Gina Raimondo signed on Monday, includes $400 million in bond measures in seven ballot questions that voters will decide in a March 2 special election. The pared-down, six-months-late spending plan for fiscal 2021 restores funding to cities and towns, uses federal COVID-19 relief

The Securities and Exchange Commission does not expect to extend a temporary conditional exemption that allows municipal advisors to facilitate certain private placement deals. In a letter sent to Rep. French Hill, R-Ark., late last week, SEC Chair Jay Clayton told the lawmaker that the SEC would pull the plug on

Oregon lawmakers approved $800 million in COVID-19 aid and wildfire relief for communities decimated by the fire during a special session held Monday. Senate Bill 5731 included $600 million to allow the state to continue to fund critical pandemic-related programs into the first few months of 2021 and to provide support

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Consumer confidence unexpectedly plunged in December, although the expectations index improved, while the rest of Tuesday's economic data came in around expectations. The consumer confidence index fell in December to 88.6 from a downwardly revised 92.9 in November, first reported as 96.1, The Conference Board reported Tuesday. The present situation sank

Municipal bonds remained unchanged Tuesday as the market looked positively at the passage of a federal stimulus bill even as a new strain of COVID-19 began to be felt around the world. Yields on top-rated muni bonds were flat, remaining steady across the AAA scale. Treasury bonds were slightly stronger

Private-activity bonds backing the long-planned Purple line light rail system in Maryland received a credit boost following approval of a financial settlement that contains protections for bondholders of the beleaguered public-private partnership. Fitch Ratings upgraded Purple Line Transit Partners’ senior-lien revenue bonds issued through the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) by

Even with the novel coronavirus pandemic taking a hit on Florida's revenues, the state projects it will have debt capacity available to finance capital needs over the next decade. The Sunshine State can borrow up to $6.6 billion in fiscal 2022 and up to $34.1 billion over the next 10 years