The grace periods are getting shorter.
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The meeting, set for July 22 and July 23, will be the board's final quarterly meeting of fiscal year 2026.
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"Currently, we are spending a lot more time of our day in the regulatory space in responding to proposed rules and changes," GFOA's Paige Mellerio said.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton says cyber preparedness has become a key credit signal for muni investors, with issuer readiness potentially affecting borrowing costs, liquidity, capital market access and confidence in timely debt service.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton breaks down why munis became the fixed-income standout in 1H 2026, as tax-exempt income, SMA demand, healthy supply-demand dynamics, curve positioning, active security selection and spread compression offset geopolitical volatility and shifting Fed expectations.
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The first tobacco bond payment default raises the prospect of additional isolated failures, but not a systemic sector collapse, according to Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton, highlighting how vintage, lien, turbo and reserve features can produce sharply different cash flow and liquidity outcomes.
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Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton explains why constrained state budgets should not be mistaken for broad credit deterioration, pointing to rainy-day funds, revenue diversity, low debt burdens and strong debt-service protections as key stabilizers.
The Aquarion deal is joined this week by two other sizable deals: the New York State Thruway Authority's $2.444 billion state personal income tax revenue bonds, and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's $1.06 billion turnpike revenue bonds in two deals.
Milwaukee is considering a bond-financed municipalization of its electric utility, which is currently run by investor-owned We Energies.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released a bipartisan agreement on the Water Resource Development Act, a positive step toward answering questions about state revolving funds used by local water authorities for infrastructure improvements.
The meeting, set for July 22 and July 23, will be the board's final quarterly meeting of fiscal year 2026.
Ramirez & Co. is expanding its public finance group in Texas with the addition of Dennis Covington, who previously served as a chief financial officer for school districts in Texas and other states.
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Treat AI like the best junior analyst you have ever hired, and manage it like one.
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The modern bond market is no longer defined by dealers and asset managers alone.
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Blockchain-based tokenization could modernize muni market infrastructure by compressing settlement timelines, automating coupon and redemption workflows, and creating a shared, immutable ownership and compliance record.
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Introducing The Bond Buyer's newest Muni Hall of Famers who will be honored at an awards dinner in Boston on Sept. 30, 2025.
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"I have been very fortunate to contribute to a fascinating sector of the financial industry that is full of ambiguous issues and data," said Tom Doe. "I am flattered to be included in the Hall of Fame, it is a wonderful capstone to my career."
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Over nearly 40 years, investment banker Diana Hoadley built a legacy of far-ranging vision and collaboration that left a trail of professional admirers.
"I love solving complicated problems faced by our local governmental clients," Leslie Bacon. "We come up with strategic solutions that have a real impact on our communities."
"The intersection between the public impact and the financial markets is unique and it brings a lot of good people to the same place. I really enjoy being a part of this community," Connor Benoit said.
Roosevelt & Cross president and executive director of public finance Elaine Brennan receives the 2025 Freda Johnson Award for the private sector.
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The default comes as charter school bonds have been the municipal sector with the most defaults this year.
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The meeting, set for July 22 and July 23, will be the board's final quarterly meeting of fiscal year 2026.
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Given the vastness of the municipal bond universe, analysts have credited some technologies for providing participants witthe ability to better manage, evaluate and navigate the market.
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With many residents eschewing flood insurance, the floods may, in the long term, hurt the tax base, an analyst said
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Many local governments face budget issues, including two of the largest cities by population, New York City and Chicago, both of which saw negative rating action during the first half of the year, per Breckinridge strategists.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOJosé Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers, breaks down the FOMC decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOSean Snaith, Director of the Institute for Economic Forecasting at the University of Central Florida, will provide insight into the FOMC meeting.
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ON-DEMAND VIDEOMonetary policy remains the key to the markets. The Federal Open Market Committee predicts one rate cut in 2026, but the panel will get a lot of data before
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