Idaho

In both states, jobs have recovered past where they were prior to last March when the pandemic hit the U.S.

The short end of the yield curve faced pressure from a cheaper UST five-year. As the flattening trend in UST takes hold, demand for duration will also spill over into the tax-exempt space, with long-dated munis continuing to outperform, analysts say.

States are well-positioned to emerge from COVID-19, the investment firm said in its annual grading.

Lawmakers added more money and projects to Idaho's Garvee program in 2017 partly to counter congestion from the state's massive population growth.

The Idawy Solid Waste District is being honored for its four-county, two-state effort to finance a state-of-the-art landfill.

Lawmakers divided on using county funds to pay for Medicaid costs

The Idaho audit involved $1.485 million general obligation bonds issued with a taxable direct-pay federal subsidy under the Qualified School Construction Bonds program.

Pocatello agreed to a $4.5 million settlement in the class action lawsuit about utility fees.

Issuers in the nine-state Far West region sold $34.6 billion of municipal bonds in 2019's first six months.

Several years ago, Rupert officials knew the city was years behind in road construction projects and, with an annual $200,000 road construction budget, there was little hope of ever catching up.