By KATE COIL
TT&C Assistant Editor
As Tennessee municipalities look for ways to finance capital projects and infrastructure amid unprecedented growth, changes to investment markets, federal monetary policy, and a new chair of the Federal Reserve are impacting the municipal bond market.
With state and federal budgets tightening, many cities are considering bonds and other funding sources for necessary projects. In a discussion moderated by Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund President and CEO Wade Morrell, Tennessee Treasurer David Lillard, FirstBank President and CEO Chris Holmes, and TCRS Director of Fixed Income Markus Klar gave insights into the future of local government finance during TML’s Legislative Conference at the DoubleTree Hotel…