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"The close to 50 bp adjustment to the front end of the AAA municipal curve, taken at face value, appears to be a huge step toward pricing normalization for tax-exempts," said Eric Kazatsky, head of municipal strategy at Bloomberg Intelligence.
February 21
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A bill introduced by Sen. Dave Min would prohibit banks that invest in gunmaking from working on any aspect of state public finances, including bond sales.
February 21
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The proposed plan's superior treatment of National Public Finance Guarantee-insured bonds is discriminatory and thus illegal, they allege.
February 21
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Public power agencies argued that subsidies for Build America Bonds should be exempt from the federal budget sequestration process.
February 21 -
A panel that includes public finance professionals is tasked with finding fiscal and operational solutions for the transit systems, which face a fiscal cliff.
February 21
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New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli talks with Chip Barnett about his proposal for an amendment to the state constitution to limit backdoor borrowing by agencies and give voters a bigger say on bond issuance. (25 minutes)
February 21
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A controversial $5 billion bond-financed extension project spurred several bills that would alter the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority's debt and other practices.
February 21
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The taxable bonds, which finally received state approval, will be offered with maturities in 2033 and 2039.
February 17
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Investors will be greeted Monday with a new-issue calendar estimated at $3.603 billion.
February 17
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"As we spoke with our underwriting partners and our municipal advisors, given [market] volatility, we shortened that retail order period to one day," says OMB's David Womack.
February 17
