Connecticut

The Investment Company Institute reported another week of inflows, but at a lower clip than recent weeks with $541 million coming into municipal bond mutual funds.

Price indexes in the latest New York manufacturing survey came in higher than expected, furthering inflation concerns.

Three upgrades in two days and four in six weeks mark the state's first bond-rating upgrades in 20 years.

After facing outside economic data pressures and rising U.S. Treasuries, municipals ended the week on solid footing ahead of a larger calendar with newly upgraded Connecticut leading with $1 billion of exempt and taxable GOs.

Fitch Ratings, S&P Global Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency all upgraded the Constitution State ahead of a $1 billion taxable and tax-exempt transaction set for Wednesday.

Officials remembered him for his diligence and the respect he earned from both sides of the political aisle.

Refinitiv Lipper reported $1.889 billion of inflows, with $641 million in high-yield. Negotiated deals repriced to lower yields while competitive loan yields were compelling from New Jersey and Los Angeles USD.

Sub-1% 10-year municipals and low ratios may test investor appetite for the asset class but it is hard to ignore the strong fundamentals and substantial fund flows in the backdrop.

Forward delivery sales, a replacement for tax-exempt advance refundings, could grow in 2021.

Buoyed by a ratings upgrade from Moody's, the state still faces challenges including high debt and legacy costs.

Moody's elevated the state's GOs to Aa3 from A1, citing a commitment to boosting rainy-day balances and sound governance during the pandemic.

A formula revision will boost funding for local governments most in need under the state's payment in lieu of taxes program.

An agreement between Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut tribal nations opens the door for the state to compete with its Northeast neighbors.

The governor, in his $46 billion biennial budget proposal, called for both as the state seeks to plug a deficit from the effects of COVID-19. The plan also has a bond provision.

A Pioneer Institute report cited “a persistent trend” of high-income earners leaving high-tax states for low-tax ones.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority calls it a roadmap for creating greater opportunities for low- and moderate-income state residents.

The state of Illinois sold $2 billion of three-year notes to the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility at 3.42%.

The $1,000 denomination Liberty Bond deal aimed to lure socially conscious, retail investors to broaden its investor base.

A school official called the coronavirus-related hit "a temporary blip," and said the rating agency moved too quickly.

Treasurer Shawn Wooden, the country's only Black elected state treasurer, spoke about diversity and inclusion to the Northeast Women in Public Finance.