The portion of bond counsel business handled by the top 10 municipal bond counsel firms increased in 2020 compared to 2019. In 2020 the top 10 firms handled 43.1% of all bond counsel business by par value counseled, compared to 40.6% in 2019
While Orrick Herrington & Sutclffe remained in the lead, the second and third bond counsel firms were new this year. McCall Parkhurst & Horton was in second place and Norton Rose Fulbright came in third.
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.
The rating agency's new local government rating criteria led to the higher rating.
Another round of grants authorized in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is going out to 129 airports in 40 states.
The system, along with UT Southwestern Medical Center, plan to build a $5 billion pediatric health campus in Dallas.
