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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.

A tobacco deal from Pennsylvania and a taxable offering from Hawaii take center stage this week as traders eye rising yields and the Federal Reserve meets on monetary policy .

Ohio businessman Dan Slane said his list of 50 emergency and national security projects is "going nowhere."

Another week of modest muni volume is expected, as issuers offer more chunks of taxable bonds.

With rotation of voters, tax reform, and an uptick in a key inflation measure, there’s still much at issue in a Fed meeting where no rate hike is expected.

Next week’s slip in supply may increase demand for municipal bonds slated to hit the market.

The increasing saturation of the Northeast market with casinos bodes poorly for states expecting tax windfalls, analysts said.

A task force wants New Jersey to issue $400 million of GO bonds to upgrade aging water systems.

The municipal bond market is mostly breathing a sigh of relief after it has had time to digest the possible effects of new U.S. tax legislation, according to a report.

In his final State of the State speech, Jerry Brown reiterated support for water transfer tunnels, high speed rail, and the projects funded by a new gas tax.

The post-hurricane fiscal plan assumes that Puerto Rico will get a substantial amount of federal aid, but doesn’t include it in its calculation of available resources.

As Pennsylvania prepares to sell $1.39 billion of tobacco bonds next week, Invesco released a report that highlights reasons investors should own tobacco bonds.

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

A “sensibly priced” deal from a New York issuer was snapped up by buyers on Thursday as municipals weakened slightly in secondary trading.

The California Water Commission sent all 11 applicants for water storage bond money back to the drawing board.