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Municipal Bond Credit Report: Chicago’s Sales Tax Securitization Corp. will take retail orders Wednesday on a long-planned issue that prioritizes local buyers on the city’s first bonds to carry a…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Mayor Lori Lightfoot is facing stiff competition from a large field of candidates in her re-election bid as Chicago tackles crime and the lingering economic fallout…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Plans for a youth sports destination in Arizona to refinance its way out of financial trouble have yet to come to fruition, and the clock appears…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: A Moody’s Investors Service downgrade leaves St. Mary’s College of California with no breathing room above the speculative-grade rating category… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. inflation eased in December for the sixth straight month following a mid-2022 peak as the Federal Reserve aggressively raised interest rates and the economy showed…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Texas is forecasting a record $32.7 billion budget surplus as a surge in sales taxes boosts the government’s revenue by billions more than what analysts had…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Illinois lawmakers passed legislation sending $850 million of surplus revenue to the state’s once-barren rainy-day fund — pushing it to a new peak of $1.85 billion…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: For the second time within months, residents of Jackson, Mississippi, had no running water after a Christmas Eve deep-freeze wreaked havoc on the city’s flailing water…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The U.S. labor market is losing momentum as hiring and wage growth cooled in December, showing the effects of slower economic growth and the Federal Reserve’s…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The future of Walt Disney World’s (NYSE: DIS) Reedy Creek Improvement District finally may be taking shape, but without the theme park giant as part of…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The increasing number and frequency of cyberattacks against municipalities is a cause for credit concern… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Federal money for big transit projects is on its way, and with it a new problem for transit agencies: balancing the need to repair with demands…