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State lawmakers last week passed bills including stadium financing to boost efforts to lure professional baseball and hockey teams to Salt Lake City.

The muni market "exhibited similar themes from the past few weeks as extremely rich valuations and the upcoming unfavorable supply/demand picture have led to a measured buyer base," said Birch Creek Capital strategists in a report.

The San Diego Community College District is among those joining the trend of buying back bonds in a tender to refund for savings.

As Congress hammers out the 2024 transportation budget, state DOTs warn that a timing problem with the flow of IIJA money could lead to a "potential lapse" of highway funds by September.

The city and its related issuers picked financial advisors to work on upcoming bond deals, including GO issuances, TFA deals and water authority sales.

The bank has also hired some analysts to its infrastructure group over the past several weeks as it plans to beef up its muni team.

Mr. Fish worked at Bankers Trust Co., Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette and ABN Amro and had served as a chair of the Municipal Analysts Group of New York and been a president of the Society of Municipal Analysts.

"The risk of future budgetary pressure is further elevated due to pension contributions falling short of their actuarially determined contribution amounts in each of the past three years and a relatively high level of unfunded pension liabilities," said S&P's Rob Marker.

Boston is more dependent on property taxes from commercial real estate, and property taxes in general, than most of its large-city peers.

The Ohio state Senate passed a bill that included $1.27 billion in bonds for state government facilities, classrooms, subdivisions and conservation projects.