Minnesota

For the coming week, investors will be greeted with a larger new-issue calendar led by large New York and Texas ISD issuers, along with gilt-edged Minnesota selling competitively.

The early redemption plan saves the state $266 million in interest payments and allows pull-tab gambling revenue to flow to the general fund.

New or increased fees on electric vehicles are the second-most popular category among transportation state legislation so far this year, per ARTBA.

The $2.6 billion infrastructure budget stands out as the state's largest ever; bond packages stalled in the previous two years amid political divisions.

Illinois lawmakers' research arm projects more revenue in the current budget year but warns budget writers to proceed with caution in the next.

The state's flagship university said its proposal to acquire its healthcare facilities from Fairview, which is preparing to merge with an out-of-state healthcare system, requires state help.

Midwest borrowing last year went from 11% year-over-year growth in the first quarter to a 48% plunge in the fourth quarter.

Tim Walz's proposed budget offers a mix of additional spending, tax cuts, new bonds, and an early payoff of bonds issued for the NFL Vikings' stadium.

Mergers and acquisition dropped to 55 last year from 73 in 2021, continuing on a downward course since 2017, according to a review published by Ponder & Co.

Municipal bond issuers are worried about what the recently passed Financial Data Transparency Act is going to cost them to implement.