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Affordable housing measures have taken center stage in Sacramento.

The downgrade affected $38.4 million of general obligation debt.

Chicago is expected to take advantage of the new debt vehicle authorized in the Illinois budget.

Top-quality municipal bonds finished unchanged on Thursday, traders said, as more deals came to market in the last big push of the week.

It's two downgrades this week for Connecticut's troubled capital city.

Former Ramapo, N.Y. town supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence is arguing he should either be acquitted or retried because of errors by the judge made before and during the trial as well as prejudice from jurors who found him guilty of 20 counts of conspiracy and fraud in connection with municipal bonds issued by the town and an authority.

The federal government ran an $90.2 billion deficit in June, the Treasury Department reported Thursday.

While claiming he will keep an open mind, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan reiterated he would like to see inflation rise before the next rate hike.

Uncertainty affected school and university budget planning in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Costly mandates and aging infrastructure are among the challenges S&P cited.

Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, traders said, as more deals came to market.

The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet will be reduced substantially, but not to the $1 billion level from before the financial crisis, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen said.

Municipal bond traders are set to see more deals head their way on Thursday as the market will see the last big sales of the week hit the screens.

The end of a two-year old budget impasse led S&P to affirm Illinois and assign a stable outlook.

The MSRB said it may add to its guidance in the future and will hold a seminar with dealers.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Wednesday as a large deal from a New York and New Jersey issuer hit the screens while a deal from a Chicago issuer was postponed until next week.

A collaborative effort is needed to keep Hartford out of bankruptcy, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

The organizational session set the stage to address disputes in a restructuring of $47.5 billion of Puerto Rico’s debt.

SEC chair Jay Clayton wants to ensure the fixed income market is efficient and transparent.

The California cap-and-trade program generates funds for infrastructure programs.