Markets

Top-shelf municipal bonds yields fell as much as four basis points as the market got its first dose of issuance for the week, with negotiated and competitive offerings from issuers in New York, Washington, Ohio and Maryland.

Dan Berger, senior market strategist at MMD, joins to discuss changes in the yield curve as well as look at the state of some states both good and bad. He also examines how the talk of healthcare reform has impacted bonds in that sector. Hosted by markets reporter Aaron Weitzman.

The municipal bond market is ready to see negotiated and competitive offerings hit the screens on Tuesday from issuers in New York, Washington, Ohio and Maryland.

To finance a new municipal building and police station, the Butler Twp. supervisors plan to take out a bond issue rather than a bank loan, reversing a decision from last month.

When the Midland City Council approves the recommendation to pay off the debt related to the construction of the Scharbauer Sports Complex, the city will have paid more than $65.4 million in principal and interest.

With its income-tax proposal stalled, the Alaska House majority is now moving its oil-tax bill instead, unveiling a new version of the legislation Friday that limits cash subsidies for companies and makes substantial changes to tax rates and credits.

As legislators in Madison debate how to fill a $1 billion hole in the state's transportation fund, cash-strapped local government officials are left with no choice but to use band-aids to patch the potholes riddling the state's crumbling roads and bridges.

Two major construction projects on U.S. Highway 95 in North Idaho are at the top of the list for funding if Gov. Butch Otter signs a major transportation bill that lawmakers passed.

The West Virginia House adopted a resolution that would authorize $1.6 billion in bonds, which is the cornerstone of Gov. Jim Justice's road program.

Transportation bills now headed to negotiations in the state Capitol include increases in funding, but members of the Area Transportation Partnership for Southwest Minnesota are not optimistic that the region's needs will be met.