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The upgrade affects most but not all of MEAG's outstanding bonds.

A rule change allowing non-profits to cash in green energy credits presents both opportunities and challenges.

The Philadelphia-based university straddles the higher education and healthcare sectors, but market demand suggests it's greater than the sum of its parts.

Issuance will "not completely disappear, but will adjust to its seasonal norm from the record-breaking pace of the past several months," said Barclays' Mikhail Foux.

Moody's believes Florida will sell bonds to help replenish the CAT fund this spring.

The Payson Town Council rescinded its approval for $70 million of bonds targeted by a lawsuit filed in September.

Fitch Ratings ranks the credit as AA, up from AA-minus.

The increase in the muni market's size, number of novel credits and retail investors suggest it's "finally time" for direct SEC regulation, argue market veterans Kent Hiteshew and David Dubrow.

Observers say the decision may be a credit positive for the financially struggling utility

Pressure on the state budget level is being felt by both the University of California and California State University systems.