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The new chief investment officer of the $34 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds will begin his duties Monday.

A muni advisor and his firm defrauded a school district in south Texas, lying to it to gain business and failing to disclose a conflict of interest.

The municipal market and its participants are prepped and ready for what should be the busiest day of the week, as the two largest negotiated deals hit the market.

The Government Finance Officers Association's new president does not see its top goals changing this year.

Louisiana plans to ask firms if their policies “infringe on the constitutionally protected rights” of citizens to lawfully keep and bear arms.

The Federal Reserve is close to meeting its dual mandate, and while he expects inflation to run higher than 2% for a while, it won’t cause the Fed to respond aggressively, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Wednesday.

April was a pretty good month for the municipal bond market following the 30% drop in first quarter issuance, said a market expert.

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 on the nominations on Richard Clarida and Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board.

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bills over the objection of Stockbridge bondholders.

The market for munis is benefiting from June reinvestment money and pent-up demand after a slow first quarter.

The flat state income tax rate is embedded in the state constitution.

The quarterly update showed growth slowed from 3.4% amid declining commercial leasing activity, and sluggish private sector job growth.

Municipal market participants will get the first supply wave, including the second largest negotiated deal and the biggest competitive deal of the week.

Decking over a portion of the 180-acre rail site in Queens could trigger new investments in parks, schools and housing, according to a city study.

The commonwealth's web portal enables tracking general-fund balance in real time, among other features.

The MSRB said its newly-approved rules are an important part of its regulatory efforts, while groups representing dealers and MAs are say they are confusing and need clarification.

With a strong economy, the Federal Reserve no longer needs to provide policy accommodation, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said financial markets have gotten the message on the U.S. central bank’s plan for gradual interest-rate increases and “should not be surprised” by its actions.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Monday as supply-starved investors awaited the week's planned $4.9 billion of new paper.

Bondholders will have to rely on the Oversight Board or the courts for debt service, analysts said.