Photos from The Bond Buyer's annual gala honoring exemplary public finance transactions and Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.
![DOTY](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1a16279/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fc9%2F43%2Fca97a95f49e3a5bfb521bfa67839%2Fcover.jpg)
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![Trailblazers 2018](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/674e3b5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F02%2F393d37a14a23b88cf7668382a3b4%2Ftrailblazers.jpg)
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![Katano Kasaine, director of finance for the City of Oakland, Calif.](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/82f1174/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F40%2F2f%2F1e3ef36d4df888dfb6100689d736%2Fkatano.jpg)
![gary hall katano.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f4efe1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2Fed%2F347540dc4d6cbb2adae85f04ede6%2Fgary-hall-katano.jpg)
![Noreen White, co-founder of Acacia Financial Group and winner of this year’s Freda Johnson Award](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a3bc4ec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2Ff9%2Fdb5919f1497aac87bdf3287a70f2%2Fwhite.jpg)
![arnone-husband-hill.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/01d9ab6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2Fe8%2F81e0beb244179fc75e1fbad4292b%2Farnone-husband-hill.jpg)
![Mike Hall](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2b81522/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F57%2F8e%2F9f9cfa6b48d0aff06e696ad8a2b7%2Fmike-hall.jpg)
![william cox steve winterstein karen daly.jpg](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c4dcf49/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F32%2F89cc3bc54bbdadb7608fad997881%2Fwilliam-cox-steve-winterstein-karen-daly.jpg)
![Eric McKean](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/74f3b17/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fe2%2F2d%2F5d7a075c426cafe9c71da12f4e81%2Fmckean-eric.jpg)
![Angelia Schmidt, Howard Zucker, John Hallacy, Marian Zucker](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ef7b11b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2Fbc%2F93eb609b46a5a4654d22ef78bbe7%2Fangelia-schmidt-howard-zucker-hallacy-marian-zucker.jpg)
![Mike Ballinger and Adam Sherman](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6b5d1ec/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F06%2Fa36148bd4191affd7965e9eb1868%2Fballinger-adam-sherman.jpg)
![Steve Huser](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fa82391/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F27%2F69%2Fb5c9cccc4c36908668b65b345c0b%2Fhuser-steve.jpg)
![Sarah Riordan](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/54e5c81/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2F90%2F9b59c4a8481884e1d4f25900d7c4%2Fsarah-riordan.jpg)
![Laura Macdonald, Dave Bodek, Joe Pezzimenti, Anne Cosgrove and Carolyn McLean](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8863837/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F28%2F8d%2F2420f6704f32bf91c718097a2f1b%2Flaura-macdonald-dave-bodek-joe-pezzimenti.jpg)
![Jenine Windeshausen](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ab14731/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2F01%2Fd59113914373971141242c2b1e21%2Fjenine-windeshausen.jpg)
![kayla-macewen-ballinger-diana hamilton](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e463251/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F6d%2F8e%2F1d50d8d14d04870c09f4591301b9%2Fkayla-macewen-ballinger-diana-hamilton.jpg)
![Dale Scott](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bbb9dd6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F13%2F2a%2Faf8a9db74cf99719cc2419c77d79%2Fdale-scott-doty-2018.jpg)
![Leigh Nader](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bc5acbc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F86%2F3d%2Fb3e8732b4c49afed5b7febe6d969%2Fleigh-nader.jpg)
![Pat McCoy](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ad19c17/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F15%2Fd8%2F1ce7fa554efa900df3c83ede057a%2Fmccoy-pat.jpg)
![Kevin O'Brien](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1b9a7b2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F94%2Feb%2F7b07b7e34c1897352d5d792e43a5%2Fkevin-obrien.jpg)
![Henry Dachowitz](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6e07efa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F51%2F29%2F92959e814b8c8f370b551e15a9ac%2Fdachowitz-henry.jpg)
![Eric Leider](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/af1e9ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F06%2F48%2Faf30e4c546a68a00f34dc04fb35a%2Fleider-eric.jpg)
![Emily Brock](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7a4a1ad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F98%2Fec569276484fa6e40c3a06d6f9a5%2Femily-brock-doty-2018.jpg)
![Mike Curcio](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/93acb5b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2F70%2F06f49de143f88efc6ccc30c0e499%2Fmike-curcio-doty-2018.jpg)
![Deborah "Deb" Goldberg and husband Michael Winter](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b41fae8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3456x5184+0+0/resize/367x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2F74%2Febde435f48b7912c659f83b02806%2Fdeborah-goldberg-doty-2018.jpg)
"The forces of municipal fundamental and technical measures are setting up a reconciliation against higher UST yields," said Kim Olsan, senior vice president of municipal bond trading at FHN Financial.
The environmental clearance marks a regulatory milestone, but major funding shortfalls remain.
July will see $35.2 billion of redemptions, down 13% month-over-month but still 35% higher than 2024's monthly average of $27 billion, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.
After the west abutment on the Rapidan Dam partially failed last week, it's up to the Blue Earth County board of commissioners to pursue repair or removal.
The Contra Costa County Office of Education gave West Contra Costa Unified School District until July 17 to pass a budget, or have the county office step in.
"With a nonexistent new-issue calendar and heavy dealer balance sheets, we expect the muni market to get a bit 'grabby' over the next few weeks," AllianceBernstein strategists said.