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The new-issue calendar falls to an estimated $1.154 billion, with $939.1 million negotiated deals on tap and $214.8 million of competitives.

Chicago went to market Wednesday with $454.37 million of STSC refunding bonds, amid heated budget talks. Goldman took down $75 million of the bonds.

"What we plan to tell the SEC is that municipal securities in general shouldn't be subject to Reg. AB," BDA's Michael Decker said.

Meridiam, ACS Infrastructure Development, Sacyr Infrastructure USA LLC and Plenary Americas are among the firms that have signaled interest in the project.

The $6.3 billion all-funds budget was amended in the wake of the Nov. 4 defeat of a property tax rate increase that would have raised $109.5 million in revenue.

The deal would give the company time to seek additional equity, debt and federal funds.

The railroad corporation's bond financing used a creative risk transfer approach to replace a crumbling cruise ship dock and terminal building.

The long-awaited jobs report paints a mixed picture for market participants: nonfarm payrolls increased by a greater-than-expected119,000 in September, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.4%.

Disruptions to air travel during the federal government shutdown has sharpened the focus on legislation that would divert funds from the Airport & Airway Trust Fund to pay salaries of air traffic controllers.

Fippinger teamed up with co-authors Peg Henry and Ernesto Lanza for "The Securities Law of Public Finance (Fourth Edition)."