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The theme of low supply, positive inflows and the anticipation of higher tax rates led triple-A benchmarks firmer by one to two basis points.

Kansas City will follow up a GO sale from last month with $186 million of tax-exempt, taxable new money and refunding special obligation bonds Wednesday.

It was the second month in the last 12 to show a year-over-year increase.

Net revenues came in 21.6% ahead of Puerto Rico Oversight Board projections in the first seven months of the fiscal year.

The cost of guaranteeing 3% cost-of-living adjustments to more retired Chicago firefighters is estimated at $18 million to $30 million annually.

Still, Moody's on Tuesday revised its outlook on the New York MTA's primary transportation revenue bond credit to stable from negative while affirming its A3 rating.

America simply cannot compete globally, especially with China, without an infrastructure-driven advanced manufacturing and inventive base.

Jack Janasiewicz, senior vice president, portfolio manager and portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers Solutions, discusses inflation and why there is disagreement on whether it will become an issue this year. He talks about how stimulus money and the employment situation factor in. Gary Siegel hosts. (Taped March 9 / 30 minutes).

Top lawmakers bought time amid pressure from unions and progressive legislators.

State court rulings have successfully challenged the need for more than a simple majority on voter-driven tax measures, most recently in San Francisco.