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The Chicago skyline in August. Chicago is preparing to go to market with a refinancing deal that will help balance its budget.Bloomberg News A complex refinancing deal pricing next week continues Chicago’s move from scoop-and-toss practices but still front-loads savings to help balance the city’s budget. The city will issue $142.09 million of sales tax

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20497288/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals improved, outperforming small losses in U.S. Treasuries Tuesday, while equities closed with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting records. The day’s moves followed the Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes that signaled the Federal Reserve will be cautious with further policy easing. If the economy progresses as expected,

Moody’s Ratings downgraded Manhattan, Kansas, bonds to A1 from Aa3 in the wake of a tardy audit and deteriorating finances. A tardy annual audit and deteriorating finances led Moody’s Ratings to downgrade the issuer and general obligation rating for Manhattan, Kansas, to A1 from Aa3 and warn the rating could be lowered further or even

House Appropriations Chair Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said disaster aid may be included in a short-term government funding bill this year.Al Drago/Bloomberg News Lawmakers will return to Capitol Hill next week to wrap up the 118th Congress with must-pass government funding and national defense authorization bills and fresh disaster funds on tap. The lame-duck session ending

“Emergency relief funding is not just about repairing infrastructure, it’s about ensuring that transportation remains a critical support system for communities rebuilding after devastating natural disasters,” said Paul P. Skoutelas, APTA President and CEO. ”This funding is critical now more than ever, as climate-driven disasters increase in intensity and frequency. Congress must act swiftly to provide

Bloomberg News The Securities and Exchange Commission more than doubled the number of municipal market enforcement filings in fiscal year 2024 from fiscal 2023, in a year that saw 583 total enforcement actions and a record-breaking $8.2 billion in financial remedies ordered. Despite the great sum of financial remedies, the 583 enforcement actions represent a

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/20477360/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Muni yields fell Monday, following a U.S. Treasury rally, while equities ended up as market participants signaled their confidence in President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Treasury Secretary. Muni yields were bumped up to seven basis points, depending on the scale, while USTs rallied up to 15, with both

Congress passed the Financial Data Transparency Act of 2022 as a means of modernizing and improving the organization, readability and availability of financial information collected by certain federal agencies (i.e., the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Consumer Financial