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Ahead of issuance, the city's $40.2 million of general obligation bonds received top marks from Fitch and S&P.

The state's strong reserves contributed to brighter rating outlooks from Moody's Investors Service and, earlier this year, S&P Global Ratings.

"It's not hard," said Sanchez, the SEC's director of the Office of Municipal Securities.

The state is issuing more GO debt this year because it's well positioned to tap the bond markets, Nevada State Treasurer Zach Conine said.

The rating agency raised the city's general obligation and sales tax securitization bond ratings a notch to BBB-plus and AA-plus respectively.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has endorsed a plan that would raise the state and local tax deduction limit to $20,000 for single filers and $40,000 for couples.

Pessimism reigned during the state of the union panel at The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance conference in San Francisco.

Surpassing $150 million in total investments, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Arizona and Georgia have joined Florida, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties and Miami Beach in supporting Israel financially in the wake of the deadly terror attacks by Hamas.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers has a new president.

Municipal mutual fund losses continued last week as the Investment Company Institute reporting investors pulled $2.645 billion from the funds in the week ending Oct. 11. ETFs see more inflows, though.