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S&P moved Illinois' outlook to stable from negative amid revenue numbers that beat pandemic-driven low expectations. The rating remains the lowest among states.
March 9 -
The creation of the Municipal Liquidity Facility helped not only eligible entities but also those left out of using the program.
March 9 -
Two top state lawmakers, who along with Cuomo comprise the “three people in the room” that hash out the spending plan, pulled their support of the New York governor.
March 8 -
Far West municipal issuers sold $99.1 billion of debt last year, a 16% increase from 2019, picking up the pace in the second quarter after a hiccup in March when the coronavirus first put society on pause.
March 5 -
Jacqueline Dunn had held the interim position since last September.
March 5 -
Illinois' pension crater reaches more than $300 billion under Moody's formula.
March 4 -
Municipal bond issuers in the Southeast sold $76.91 billion of bonds in 1,152 issues in 2020, putting volume slightly ahead of 2019, according to Refinitiv data.
March 4 -
Refunding volume swelled in the Midwest by 53% in 2020, driving bond issuance in the Midwest to a 15.8% year-over-year increase, to more than $83.5 billion.
March 3 -
Lt. Gov. Dan McKee succeeds her on a day state voters approved seven bond measures totaling $400 million.
March 3 -
By the end of March, more than 1,700 projects will have the go-ahead to resume, according to the mayor.
March 2