Caitlin Devitt has covered the municipal bond market since 2008. She began her journalism career at the Herald Newspapers on the South Side of Chicago, starting as a reporter and rising to Managing Editor. While at The Bond Buyer, she covered the Detroit bankruptcy among other Midwest-based stories. Devitt joined Debtwire Municipals in 2016, where she covered the high-yield municipal bond market for five years, before returning to the Bond Buyer as Senior Infrastructure Reporter. She lives in Chicago with her family.
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Public sector employment remains low despite the influx of federal aid, and governments dangling high wages and benefits could face long-term credit challenges, panelists said at Brookings Municipal Finance Conference.
July 18 -
"It seems that munis are on the outside looking in, but we are hopeful," said Brett Bolton, Vice President and Head of Government and Industry Relations at Bond Dealers of America.
July 8 -
Phil Washington would bring an issuer's perspective to the top FAA spot.
July 7 -
Public private partnerships offer a new financing model for Colorado, which is prohibited from issuing general obligation bonds for state capital needs.
July 6 -
PennDOT could appeal to the state supreme court, but if not, the Pennsylvania P3 law may need to be rewritten.
July 5 -
The federal lawsuit brought by Philadelphia, San Diego and Baltimore on behalf of thousands of issuers is similar to a series of closely watched state whistleblower cases that claim banks manipulated interest rates on variable-rate bonds.
June 29 -
Disclosure around ESG-related risk factors to credit as well as for ESG-labeled bonds remains a mixed landscape that reflects the heterogenous nature of the muni market itself.
June 28 -
The U.S. Conference of Mayors launched the P3 task force as cities prepare for an influx of federal infrastructure aid.
June 28 - Green bonds and traditional municipals price head-to-head in a recent deal. Barry Fick, Executive Director of the Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority, gives the rundown of how the deal fared. The Bond Buyer’s Caitlin Devitt hosts. (18 minutes)Sponsored by Assured Guaranty
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The finances of the controversial project remain unclear, but the favorable Texas Supreme Court ruling means the project has a chance of advancing.
June 27