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Spaceports should have the same access to tax-exempt financing as airports and seaports, supporters say.

Issuance is already slated to be healthy next week, with some large deals on the calendar.

Three of the hires are group heads in public sector and structured finance businesses at the firm.

Extreme weather could aggravate growing property insurance pressures on governments.

Munis should remain well bid until issuance picks up "dramatically," said Nuveen's Anders S. Persson and Daniel J. Close.

The authority is one of the few investment-grade U.S. issuers actively selling triple-tax-exempt paper.

CreditSights said states with the largest payments are Texas at $2 billion, Pennsylvania at $1.5 billion, South Carolina at $1.3 billion and California at $1.2 billion

Based in New York City, Ted Hynes has almost 40 years of experience in the fixed-income markets, the last 15 at Raymond James.

With a recent court ruling and higher interest rates in their favor, more issuers are likely call back their outstanding BABs using the extraordinary redemption provision.

The bonds are rated Aa2 by Moody's Investors Service, AA by S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings and AA-plus by Kroll Bond Rating Agency. All four rating agencies have a stable outlook on the credit.