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Most state departments and authorities would be required to offer a telework program of up to two days a week for one year starting July 1.

Hawkish Fed comments caused UST yields to rise by as much as 17 basis points, just as munis had caught a bid. The new-issue market fared well in digesting large deals amid the volatility.

Municipals have taken a hit in the first months of 2022, but higher yield levels and cheaper ratios have offered possibilities for both retail and institutional buyers, analysts say.

The twice-annual call for unsolicited proposals is part of what the state dubs one of the most ambitious P3 transportation programs in the country.

The $600 million deal is the authority's first 100% green transaction and it is also the first ever with bonds backed solely by revenue earned from specific transmission projects instead of the authority's general credit.

Panelists discuss the implications of working from home in a hybrid manner, rising crime and falling mass transit ridership, vulnerable revenue sources and the lack of affordable housing at a New York Fed event.

The upgrade to A-minus from BBB-plus "reflects what we view as material improvement in the state's structural deficit and near-term liquidity," S&P said.

The first tranche of federal dollars are seen as a down payment on what's billed as the most urgent infrastructure project in the U.S.

Next week's potential volume is slated to be more than $8 billion, led by $1.25 billion of taxable and tax-exempt future tax-secured subordinate bonds from the New York City Transitional Finance Authority.

Even deals that go bankrupt can be seen as successes in the U.S. P3 market, which may face an "inflection point" with the new infrastructure law.