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The United States economy is healthy, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley, who said he would be surprised if a recession occurred in the next couple of years.

The municipal bond market will see another light new issue calendar next week with volume estimated at $4.86 billion.

New York MTA now puts the tab for the 13-year-late project at $11.2 billion, more than two-and-a-half times its original estimate.

Three members of the community vision team that guided last year's failed 30-year, $78 million proposal offered a post-mortem for the Hays USD 489 school board Monday night.

A flyer opposing Northwest Community Schools' upcoming bond vote has been showing up in district residents' mailboxes for a couple of weeks.

The Wenatchee School Board will meet in the coming weeks to discuss what happens next after the $120 million bond proposal to remodel and expand Wenatchee High School failed last week to meet the 60% approval threshold.

U.S. hiring rebounded in April and the unemployment rate dropped below 4% for the first time since 2000, while wage gains unexpectedly cooled, suggesting the labor market still has slack to absorb.

Moody's Investors Service lowered the university one notch to Aa2.

Hopkins Airport plans to issue the airport revenue bonds later this year.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dipped to 4.04% from 4.05% the week before.