Photos from The Bond Buyer's annual gala honoring exemplary public finance transactions and Trailblazing Women in Public Finance.
![awards](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9076f24/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5612x3741+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F74%2F14%2Fbbdcfd9d45cbaa70df13e4676978%2F85a6843.jpg)
![SourceMedia Chief Executive Officer Gemma Postlethwaite](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/733c02c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F1a%2F71%2Fc095f7464bb7858b0e4ca81d8bf8%2F85a7164.jpg)
![Vivian Altman and Kimberly Lyons co-chairs of the Board of Northeast Women in Public Finance](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/76ebee6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F5c%2F43%2Fd8b28f7746c6b90b67c9be31e7de%2F85a7373.jpg)
![Fiona Ma, Emily Brock, Kelly Flannery and Olga Chernat](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5787352/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F85%2Fe9%2F90bffbfa437e8b68c54fcac63302%2F85a7298.jpg)
![Trailblazing Women, private sector](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fca84e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F79%2Fdd%2F95b4267f4a38b85b35747d5de4c5%2Frmkxh9t8.jpeg)
![Freda Johnson](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/17e28d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F4f%2Fdd%2Fe889b3754d199ebecfe30a2aa221%2F85a7446.jpg)
![Ritta McLaughlin, winner of the Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance/Public Sector](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f6ef072/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F79%2Fc1%2Faa80f8ad4863a310dc2aa7a463c7%2F85a7525.jpg)
![Courtney Shea, winner of the Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance/Private Sector.](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/026d227/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fb9%2Fcb4319314c7abc4ed450213cbfaf%2F85a7555.jpg)
![Mike Ballinger](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ee5f365/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6132x4088+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F68%2Fda%2F508793ff44a6b60254f647d6e309%2Ftg-qxw7.jpeg)
![Pamela Frederick accepts the Northeast award](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ec3e9aa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6136x4091+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F3e%2F66%2F92e6ec61431f9436c1a8c451011a%2F85a6970.jpg)
![Jacqueline Sargent accepts the Southwest award](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3ded475/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2F1c%2Fadd799034e2c95836837efc54054%2F85a7002.jpg)
![Sarah Riordan accepts the Midwest award](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0952256/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F08%2Fa2%2F747111634d299268bce778c92e5f%2F85a7063.jpg)
![Kristin Stephens and Beth Coolidge](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/82461c3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2Fbf%2Fea7e0c7740b7880e5f6fd12331de%2F85a7032.jpg)
![Andre Douzdjian accepts the Far West award.](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5ee20bd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fda%2F18%2F754e37634ee8a64051ac1f97bf06%2F85a7095.jpg)
![Dan Pellowitz accepts the Southeast award.](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1fca6dd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F33%2F69%2F12b42fd74bc6a1a4f01346340c07%2F85a7149.jpg)
![Donna Mills accepts the Green Deal award](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f837ca0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fd0%2F33%2F5e6f8c5a468e986291a5fe778b13%2F85a7615.jpg)
![Dan Morissette of CommonSpirit Health](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e982710/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F84%2F9e%2F71be345e4daea2e563526a961045%2F85a7641.jpg)
![Michael Discenza accepts the P3 award](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/31f2cad/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F36%2Feb1be8744df09263fcb937b3b40a%2F85a7697.jpg)
![Michael Gaughan accepts the Small Issuer award.](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2df8991/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F8a%2F30%2Fd7db859a47128c93a281b4ebd772%2F85a7748.jpg)
![Innovative deal winner Christopher Poinsatte](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6154840/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F47%2F61%2F63f019934930ad839f94eb9b65db%2F85a7805.jpg)
![Mike Scarchilli](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/57aef42/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5577x3718+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F3f%2F9f%2F58a137ab4b66af652e73added737%2F0cl1zg3u.jpeg)
![Dan Morissette of CommonSpirit Health and staff collect the Deal of the Year award](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d41e9cb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5760x3840+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fab%2Fff%2F613412fa47ba9cae00867de1c205%2Fmg-0532.jpg)
![Nicole Riggs](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b7a6167/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5933x3955+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F67%2F0e%2F12a6fce7481ba155c0a2cc9a86c3%2F85a6619.jpg)
![guests mingling at cocktails](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c2f3bda/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5513x3675+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2Fe9%2F6b4940164006b0d482fab34b0a8b%2Fmg-0187.jpg)
![Ritta McLaughlin and Kym Arnone](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5845e58/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6379x4253+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fb7%2F7e%2F3a1663f445caa03c988b191b58c9%2F85a6510.jpg)
![Gary Hall](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ab04d97/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4060x6090+0+0/resize/367x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fd7%2Fc2%2Fc2588c91462884f4014af2db1396%2F85a6590.jpg)
![Peter Hill, others](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1423398/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fac%2F5f8274e94084aba27c9356cbb21c%2F85a7914.jpg)
![Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank team](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e992270/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5916x3944+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2F69%2F0b5e8ac74218a92e7699a7fbb773%2F85a6794.jpg)
![Tim Blake](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/605ec54/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4480x6720+0+0/resize/367x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F79%2Fc3%2F484bc67b42edb7a6be9b9f2f6e84%2F85a6481.jpg)
![SANDAG deal team](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/253c4ba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6248x4165+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F71%2Feeedc1174a248c039cadfcf4e835%2F85a6723.jpg)
![Bernard Bailey](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ea152c9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4480x6720+0+0/resize/367x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2Fde%2F75ebb9ec402c8f7bdc9c9535c49a%2F85a6644.jpg)
![Olga Chernat, John Hallacy and unidentified](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/81abcd4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2F7e%2Fa9519fed4f9a8e96acc00ff25454%2F85a7937.jpg)
![CommonSpirit team](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5102142/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/825x550!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fe6%2Fb3c8ed6141f48867d92f9f2e88d9%2F85a7949.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.