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October's "price path has created wider spreads but also brought higher yields that are now in the range where a broader audience may begin to take notice," said NewSquare Capital Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Kim Olsan, noting higher taxable equivalent yields for different tenors of the yield curve.

The results of the Nov. 5 polls will address many key municipal market policies.

Wittstruck takes over the S&P role previously held by Robin Prunty, who retired in August.

The month's total is above the 10-year average of $40.288 billion. The market needs to see about $45 billion of issuance in November and December to hit an all-time record year.

Nearly six thousand seats are up for grabs in state tilts, along with 14 bond issues.

The board has put out fourteen questions on its fee setting process and will be accepting responses until January 31.

Large measures to authorize or support bonds are on the menu in several of the region's largest cities and suburbs.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed a $17.3 billion fiscal year 2025 budget that calls for a $300 million property tax increase, but does not touch pension funding levels.

Municipals largely stayed in their own lane Wednesday, digesting the large slate of new issues as supply dwindles heading into election week, with Bond Buyer 30-day visible supply falling to $5.56 billion.

The future of infrastructure spending is in doubt post-election.