Friday's story on an upcoming Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency sale included inaccurate information. The debt is backed by an unlimited special additional property tax that varies depending upon the municipality. The tax doesn't have a rate cap so municipalities are not limited in the amount of property tax revenue they can collect. Another 1.03% property tax pays down the commonwealth's general obligation bonds.
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The commission also made changes to planned Louisiana State gas and fuel tax bonds of up to $1 billion
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High-yield muni issuance totals $20 billion year-to-date, "reflecting normalization from relatively depressed levels in 2023 ($7.6 billion over the comparable period), and now virtually equal to the trailing five-year average for the period ($20.1 billion)," said J.P. Morgan strategists, led by Peter DeGroot.
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Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on federal bribery, campaign finance and conspiracy charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
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The privately placed taxable bonds to be issued through Bernalillo County will help finance a manufacturing facility for Ebon Solar.
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"The market is strong right now, and we expect that to continue into next year," Loop's head of public finance Bo Daniels said.
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The continuing resolution to keep the government funded was passed without the inclusion of controversial legislation requiring proof of citizenship in order to vote.
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