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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The White House should remove barriers to help usher in a "golden age of technology" in the water sector, said the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
August 30 -
The settlement, which hinged on a successful exchange of old bonds for fresh debt, resolves long-running investor litigation.
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The procurement method fosters collaboration and allows flexibility to manage construction costs, proponents say.
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The $1.4 billion span would mark the second major bridge that the two states have built together following the $2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges project that opened in 2016.
August 23 -
The state did not rule out a future public-private partnership but said it's current focus is on public funds.
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The budget impasse is closely watched by cities, colleges and other government entities that receive federal aid.
August 22 -
The governor said a bill authorizing non-home rule local governments to enter into public-private partnerships created the potential for corruption.
August 21 -
Missouri's move to directly regulate asset managers on ESG-related matters marks a new front on the ESG battleground.
August 21 -
The Illinois Attorney General maintains it is unclear whether the state was even defrauded by the Wall Street banks that are accused of rate-rigging by a whistleblower.
August 17 -
The decision to cut Build America Bond subsidies marks a "multi-billion-dollar broken promise by the federal government," said public power agencies that have sued the United States.
August 16