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Moody's revised its outlook on Connecticut's capital to developing from negative, pending the city's application for a state workout program.

Municipal bond market participants await details of President Trump’s plans for infrastructure spending.

The December Midwest Economy Index climbed to 0.43 from a revised 0.17 in November, first reported 0.22, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Wednesday.

The alliance graded key budgeting and transparency practices in each of the 50 U.S. states.

The governor, treasurer, attorney general and legislature are all working to facilitate banking services to the market.

S&P Global Ratings is alerting municipal market investors that an expected increase in property tax challenges by big box retailers could put stress on municipal finances.

The Legislature is considering bills imposing new requirements on Florida cities and counties to increase taxes and approve bond issues.

Robert Feyer passed the baton to Bryan Victor as lead bond counsel for the largest municipal bond issuer.

The stakes are high with two of the state’s general obligation ratings one notch away from speculative grade.

Several big deals hit the primary on Tuesday as the municipal bond market weakened ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the FOMC meeting.

With infrastructure expected to be a hot topic at the State of the Union address, the municipal bond market wants to know if bonds will play a role.

Texas service sector activity “continued to increase in January, albeit at a slower pace than last month,” according to business executives responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey, as the revenue index plunged to 12.8 from 24.4.

The market is watching for details on Treasury Department’s quarterly refunding, President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting.

The first full year of Philadelphia soda tax collections came in $12.2 million below projections.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's decisions at last week's board meeting reveal that it feels a sense of urgency as the clock ticks down toward the effective date of its landmark markup disclosure rule.

The bill will help the government avoid an island-wide blackout that could result from a PREPA shortfall.

Known as “MWBE University,” Comptroller Scott Stringer's series of workshops is designed for such businesses to obtain certification and navigate the procurement process.

Tax workarounds being discussed by several states affected by the SALT cap, could cost the U.S. Treasury about $154 billion over eight years, according to a report.

Against a backdrop of chronic state budget strife, Jefferies will price the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s tobacco master settlement bonds this week.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “continued to expand in January,” albeit at a slower pace than in December.