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Muni ETFs have grown in popularity ever since the first launch in 2007, gaining a foothold due to their cost-effective nature and ability to help investors acquire a significant amount of diversification.

The three new members will serve four-year terms beginning with the board's new fiscal year in October.

Lawsuits targeting validation lawsuits for pension obligation bonds in California generally stop issuers from considering issuance, but two cities have fought and, so far, won.

Municipal bond mutual funds saw inflows as investors added $1.112 billion to funds after $892.2 million of inflows the week prior, according to LSEG Lipper.

Oconee County using bond proceeds for a sewer that will benefit only some residents may violate the state constitution.

The MTA faces outyear budget gaps of hundreds of millions, even without congestion pricing losses.

Regulators indicated they may prefer the use of Financial Instrument Global Identifiers for securities.

The city's pensions funds for police officers, fire fighters, teachers, civil employees and school personnel, with a combined $274 billion in assets, returned 10% in the year through June, beating their 7% target, according to a news release Thursday from city Comptroller Brad Lander.

The proceeds will be used to finance replacement of the Calcasieu River Bridge.

"The Fed remains data dependent as always, but it now appears that the 'more good data' bar is not as high as it was before, particularly with labor market developments becoming more important," said Michael Gregory, deputy chief economist at BMO Economics.