Keeley Webster has covered the Bond Buyer's nine-state West Coast region for more than a decade. Prior to The Bond Buyer, she wrote about commercial real estate for the award-winning California Real Estate Journal until the paper folded. She moved into business reporting in 2000, but has covered politics, cops, courts, education and environmental issues for newspapers in seven different states. She has won several awards for her work, including an Associated Press award for in-depth reporting.
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Economists presented a good news-bad news scenario during their September forecast that included the possibility of a recession, which would kill the kicker rebate.
September 2 -
The 30-member syndicate plans to begin retail order pricing Wednesday with institutional sales planned for Sept. 8 on the new money and refunding GOs.
September 1 -
Raul Amezcua, who once led Stifel's California and Arizona banking teams, hired several key bankers at Ramirez & Co. since joining the firm early last year.
August 25 -
Kosmont firm has rebranded and brought on two L.A.-area heavy hitters in public finance.
August 22 -
The debt issued through conduit Gallatin County, Montana, benefits an aerial firefighting company that went public through a SPAC weeks after the bonds sold.
August 11 -
New Jersey and Illinois have the lowest state bond ratings. But all three states have been ramping up pension contributions, according to S&P Global Ratings.
August 8 -
Most public pension funds are fragile not distressed, according to Equable.
July 21 -
State pension funds have lost much of the ground gained during the bull market of 2021.
July 15 -
Private activity bonds for a coffee farm and general obligation bonds for an emergency center were cut with Gov. David Ige's veto pen.
July 14 -
Mary Colby, who retires from Charles Schwab Investment Management after 30 years in the muni industry, fought for more extensive disclosure for investors.
July 5