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      <title><![CDATA[ Tax season and a heavy calendar prompt a quiet muni market ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Chris Brigati, managing director and CIO at SWBC, said he was "a little underwhelmed" with the market as volumes and flows were lighter than he expected.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Christina Baker</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Bond attorney Patricia Eichar jumps to Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Eichar said Stradling's strength in working on infrastructure projects with local agencies was an attraction.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Keeley Webster</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Charter school sector faces pressure ]]></title>
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      <dc:creator>Jessica Lerner</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ States jockey for priority over locals for federal transportation funds in next surface bill ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ As Congress crafts the next surface reauthorization bill, states want to retain control over the bulk of the formula highway funds.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Caitlin Devitt</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ D.C. budget proposal would cut $469 million in spending  ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Muriel Bowser turned in her final budget proposal as the Mayor of Washington D.C. which aims at closing a budget gap by bypassing raises in salaries and cuts to social programs.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Scott Sowers</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ S&P goes negative on DeKalb Co., Ga., water and sewer bonds ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ The rating agency cited the prospect of lowered debt service coverage ratios in the next three years.  ]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>Robert Slavin</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Massachusetts will bring $1 billion GO deal competitively ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Massachusetts brings double-A-plus level ratings to the competitive deal, comprised of $800 million of new money bonds plus a refunding component.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Christina Baker</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Former Fed official argues against Fed independence ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Former Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles, who served during President Trump's first term, said members of the Fed board should be removable by the president, but that the decentralized structure of the Fed will ensure that monetary policy decisions remain sound.  ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Munis steady, new-issue calendar grows to $13.5B ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ With the "fragile" ceasefire in the United States-Iran conflict underway, the risk of higher rates beyond those from March has largely been removed, said BofA strategists.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Jessica Lerner</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[ Lawsuit challenges Washington's week-old 'millionaires tax' ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Less than two weeks after Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new tax on annual income over $1 million, a lawsuit has been filed seeking to overturn it.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:28:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Keeley Webster</dc:creator>
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