Kyle Glazier is the Washington Bureau Chief of The Bond Buyer. He has previously covered securities law, the Far West, and markets. He has previously written for the Houston Chronicle, Albany Times-Union, and The Denver Post. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.
- Wisconsin
Leaders of the Public Finance Authority take issue with criticisms that the Wisconsin-based national conduit issuer only exists to usurp local control from taxpayers and other bond-issuing authorities.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 24 -
The West Contra Costa Unified School Districts settlement of a lawsuit over parcel tax revenues is a potential credit hit for parcel tax levying school districts in California and a boost for charter school credits, Moodys Investors Service said.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 23 -
The best execution rule, which took effect this week, may solidify a market shift concentrating retail customers in a few large firms, while others seek just to keep their institutional business running smoothly, market participants said.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 23 -
The volatile stock market has hurt the asset performance of large pension plans, a signal that fiscal year 2016 returns may fall short of assumed targets for the second consecutive year, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 18 - California
Californians are gearing up for election season in what may prove to be the year of the initiative, with two explicitly bond-related questions already qualified for the November ballot and several more of interest to public finance likely to follow.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 17 - Oregon
Washington electric utility Energy Northwest will sell nearly $500 million of refunding bonds later this month.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 15 -
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., a publicly-traded company that operates an electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, announced Thursday that it will expand its trading system in April to include the municipal market.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 10 -
Richard Kolman, a municipal finance veteran who most recently built U.S. Bank's muni underwriting group from scratch, is taking some time off from the industry.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 8 -
Land-secured municipal bond defaults have plunged thanks to shifts in market practices and macroeconomic trends since the Great Recession.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 8 - Washington
The first bill Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed this session may be a big step for the state toward complying with a court order that has been hanging over its finances for years.
By Kyle GlazierMarch 3