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This week's deal will prime the pump for another $2.5 billion in loans Freddie Mac plans to securitize in the next two to three years.

With a mere $2.4 billion of municipal new issuance this week, investors will face stiff competition for paper.

The enrollment and cost stresses underscored by teacher strikes in Los Angeles and Oakland aren't limited to large urban districts.

All of the nation's top producing states can look for a smoother ride in 2019, S&P analysts say.

Voters rejected the largest three school bonds in Tuesday's election — Cassia County, Minidoka County and Filer — but approved smaller ballot measures across the Magic Valley.

Personal income tax receipts came in 56.6% under the February forecast made in the governor's recent budget proposal.

Moody's views the ruling positively, but S&P says the court sidestepped the main issue.

New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, with disparate challenges, set the tone for effective planning, said Kroll.

Municipal bond buyers will see several big deals head their way this week. Taking the top spot is a $654 million deal from the Regents of the University of California to be priced by UBS while Citi is set to price the Lower Colorado River Authority's $370 million offering.

Scott Mitnick, who was county administrator of Sutter County, California, will be a director at financial advisory firm KNN Public Finance.