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Sacramento International Airport wants to use newly created TIFIA authorization to help finance upgrades to its terminals and concourses.

The proposed change to a one-minute reporting window will be discussed at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board upcoming quarterly meeting.

"Yvette was everything a reporter should be — perpetually curious, tenacious, whip smart, and unafraid to ask the tough questions," said Mike Scarchilli, editor in chief of The Bond Buyer.

The Investment Company Institute reported investors added $111 million to municipal bond mutual funds in the week ending July 12, after $ 23 million of outflows the previous week.

Despite efforts to pinpoint the problems that stand in the way of data standardization, solving those issues is still a long way off, panelists at the Brookings Municipal Finance Conference said.

Utilities paid sky-high prices for natural gas and power during Winter Storm Uri, leading to the issuance last year of nearly $2.9 billion of bonds to cover those costs.

The decision signals the end of a legal saga that began last year when local residents opposed validation of $15 billion of municipal bonds.

Officials are assessing the damage wrought by the worst floods to hit the state since Hurricane Irene. Since then, the state has spent millions to climate-proof infrastructure.

The bond division undertook two transactions last week to retire outstanding taxable public education capital outlay and state revolving fund bonds. The transactions used $200 million in program funds, along with additional money, to pay down $400 million in state debt.

The back half of July is starting "much like the front half with ongoing UST volatility and municipal supply staying in the forefront," said Kim Olsan, senior vice president of municipal bond trading at FHN Financial.