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The governor said a bill authorizing non-home rule local governments to enter into public-private partnerships created the potential for corruption.

Missouri's move to directly regulate asset managers on ESG-related matters marks a new front on the ESG battleground.

Gross underwriting spreads rose slightly for the first time in 2023 after both trending lower for nearly the last 15 years and hitting a 20-year low last year on increased competition, lower issuance and use of technology.

Healthcare and transportation had the biggest contraction in issuance volume.

Total volume in the first half of the year was $180.882 billion in 3,853 deals, down 17.1% from the $218.230 billion in 5,444 over the same period in 2022, according to Refinitiv data.

In comparison to the $17.689 billion of transactions completed in the first half of 2022, the top two municipal bond insurers wrapped $15.571 billion in 2023.

Nashville Senior Care, LLC's Chapter 11 filing impacts bonds sold through conduit issuers in Florida, Ohio and Tennessee.

The eight-state region accounted for $38.5 billion in muni bond sales in the first half of 2023, with the lion's share coming from Texas.

Florida led the nation in payroll growth in July, Wells Fargo said in a Friday report, which noted most of the upturn was in the healthcare and professional and the scientific and technical services sectors while leisure and hospitality shed jobs.

Peterson objected to the board's treatment of PREPA bondholders.