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On the buy side, lower interest rates and an extreme imbalance between supply and demand is supporting the municipal market's positive tone, according to JB Golden, executive director and portfolio manager at Advisors Asset Management.

UBS' move this week to cut some banking positions marked a reversal of its five-year growth trend as the bank rebooted its municipal underwriting business.

A number of states are taking aim at tax reductions, though some experts view the move as misguided policy.

A group of top local government associations have formed a new legal coalition aimed at Supreme Court cases that carry municipal implications.

Raising money by participating in carbon credit markets and carbon sequestration schemes would ease Alaska's revenue dependence on oil, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said.

The top bond counsel firms combined for a total of $359.123 billion in 7,878 transactions during 2022, down from the $456.136 billion in 11,819 deals in 2021.

York County priced a $24.6 million deal to help recoup costs of the purchase of a private water utility that wasn't "up to par," according to county officials.

Inflows continued with the Investment Company Institute reporting investors added $2.083 billion to mutual funds in the week ending Jan. 18, after $1.982 billion of inflows the previous week.

The contract is for 10 years.

Ceffalio is taking on a newly created position at the Chicago-based firm.