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Polling shows President Trump is currently the underdog in nine out of 11 battleground states.

The economy continues on a fragmented recovery from the pandemic, with the housing market being a positive sign and labor having issues.

At a feisty board meeting, officials rolled out draconian scenarios of service cuts and fare and toll hikes should Washington help not materialize.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a new approach to monetary policy Thursday that takes a more relaxed stance on inflation and on its view of how low U.S. unemployment can go.

Munis continued to weaken with yields on the AAA scales rising by as much as three basis points.

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority would save around $600 million by using alternative energy, according to a regulatory proposal.

The big gain suggests the manufacturing sector will be a positive for economic growth in the near term.

A Government Finance Officers Association-led working group put out recommendations this week on timely and pandemic-related disclosure.

New York City's comptroller wants the mayor to pull the executive order he issued in March, when the city needed to quickly purchase ventilators and other coroavirus-related equipment.

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, who has been among the most hawkish Fed policy makers, doesn’t oppose some overshooting of the central bank’s 2% inflation target and sees more risk of price pressures being too weak than too strong.

Michigan now pegs its three year coronavirus-related revenue losses at $5 billion but cautions that much remains unknown heading into 2021.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pitched a revised $32.4 billion nine-month 2021 fiscal year budget that hinges on billions of borrowing and newly enacted taxes to confront a coronavirus-induced revenue gap.

Municipals turned weaker on the long end Tuesday as NYC's tax-exempt GOs were priced for retail investors.

Consumer confidence sputtered even as new home sales surged, highlighting an uneven economic recovery.

Joe Torsella said the online tool will help portray long-term drivers of the state’s financial picture.

Municipal bonds ended unchanged on Monday ahead of this week $8 billion of new issuance.

Observers expect the Fed to use the gathering, virtual this year, to release the new monetary policy framework it's been working on.

This week's $800 million deal is the first of $3.5 billion to be sold by the end of 2023 allowing Michigan to beef up its road and bridge infrastructure.

The federal $600 monthly addition to unemployment insurance boosted income, but the local economy took a bigger hit than that of the U.S.

Municipals were little changed on Friday after a market moved that took long yields up by as much as 15 basis points since mid-month.