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Chester, Pennsylvania, has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. The petition was filed Thursday in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In its Chapter 9 filing, the city’s receiver listed estimated liabilities of between $100 million and $500 million with assets of between $10 million and $50 million. The city has

Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook on Miami-Dade County, Florida’s A-rated senior lien seaport revenue bonds issued for PortMiami to stable from negative. Thursday’s action affects $800.3 million of Series 2021A-1, 2021A-2, and 2021A-3 senior lien seaport revenue bonds the county issued on behalf of its seaport department. Fitch said the outlook revision “reflects the

Municipals rallied hard Thursday with the greatest gains seen out long after a lower-than-expected consumer price index report showed inflation is cooling, boosting all markets. U.S. Treasuries rallied out of the gates seeing yields close the session up to 31 basis points lower on the short end of the curve, while equities made massive gains,

Municipals were firmer 10 years and in Wednesday while another week of mutual fund outflows clocked in at $3.8 billion. U.S. Treasuries closed out the session better while equities sold off on weaker earnings. The focus shifted from midterm election results to Thursday’s monthly consumer price index report. “U.S. stocks declined as the midterm election

Democrats Erick Russell and James Diossa won open-seat campaigns for the state treasurer’s offices in Connecticut and Rhode Island. Russell will replace Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn Wooden, who didn’t seek re-election, and Diossa will replace Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner, who ran for and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Russell,

Voters in New York State approved the $4.2 billion Clean Water, Clean Energy, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act bonds on Tuesday’s ballot. San Diego Unified School District voters approved $3.2 billion for facility and safety improvements. Austin ISD voters approved a $2.44 billion bond package including $2.316 billion for general purposes, $75.5 million for technology

Republicans appeared poised to take control of the House of Representatives but the Red Wave many expected heading into the midterm elections seemed to fade as results trickled in late Tuesday. While many House races won’t be called for a day or two, Republicans were projected to have gained at least six seats late Tuesday,

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said the U.S. central bank will “persist” in its efforts to bring high inflation under control. “Inflation should come down. But don’t expect its drop to be immediate or predictable,” he said during an event Monday hosted by his bank. “Our rate and balance sheet moves take

Municipals were little changed and lightly traded ahead of the midterm elections while U.S. Treasuries were weaker across the curve and equities improved. Triple-A yields were little changed to a basis point or two firmer 10 years and out while the U.S. Treasury two-year climbed to another high not seen since 2007. Muni to UST

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The Internal Revenue Service’s Tax Exempt & Government Entities Division is making clear there will be a beefier IRS presence in the coming year, which may be both a boon and a hindrance to issuers and their attorneys. The TE/GE 2023 Program Letter wasreleased online Friday and lists the division’s priorities for the fiscal year.

St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia will borrow $200 million in the municipal market as it implements a new operational and strategic vision sped up by this year’s merger with the nearby University of the Sciences. The tax-exempt bonds will price through conduit issuer Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development next week, according to an online slide

Failure of the U.S. Congress to raise the rum cover rate has a Virgin Islands senator concerned about its finances and its retirement fund. The Virgin Islands government refinanced matching fund bonds in March, planning to use some of the savings to prop up the faltering retirement system, which would have otherwise run out of

Municipals were little changed Friday as the market shifts its focus to next week’s midterm elections and a larger new-issue calendar. U.S. Treasuries were weaker out long and equities ended up as markets digested a better-than-expected October jobs report that may validate the Fed’s more hawkish tone on rate hikes this week. Muni to UST

A Rhode Island charter school plans to upgrade and expand with proceeds from a $12.7 million Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corporation bond sale that closed Oct. 26. Proceeds from the sale are destined for Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy, a private charter school based in Cumberland seeking capital to purchase and renovate a

A report co-produced by the National League of Cities and The Public Finance Initiative expected to be issued Nov. 17 will address if and how bond issuers can help correct racial injustice. The report, work on which was announced in January, was funded by a $4 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  The

Municipals were weaker in secondary trading Thursday as a $1 billion-plus deal from the City and County of Denver took focus in the primary and mutual fund outflows grew by another $2.4 billion. U.S. Treasury yields rose, with the two-year seeing the greatest losses, and equities ended in the red as markets continue to digest

Miami-Dade County has ditched plans to build a monorail connecting Miami to Miami Beach and instead will expand the existing Metromover to create a transit corridor, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Wednesday. The plan for Baylink will make Miami-Dade transit more efficient and accessible, eliminate the need for riders to transfer and save the city

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board said it has lined up an impaired class to support a potential Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority restructuring deal, as legally required, but some were skeptical. One impaired class must vote for a PREPA plan of adjustment under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act for U.S. District

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis unveiled an initial fiscal 2024 budget that he said maintains record reserves to cushion the blow of a potential economic downturn or natural disaster. The $42.7 billion all-funds spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1 includes a $16.7 billion general fund with a $2.174 billion reserve. “We need