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The Sales Tax Securitization Corp.’s second offering faced a tougher market environment.

Underwriters reportedly offered spreads to the Municipal Market Data’s AAA benchmark scale of 55 basis points on serials ranging from 2031 to 2038.

MacKay Municipal Managers has released its list of the top five trends to watch for in the municipal market this year.

A pre-marketing wire on the Sales Tax Securitization Corp.'s $366.2 million of tax-exempts indicates the Chicago deal may see wider spreads than in its bond sale last month.

Although tax reform concerns pushed issuers into the market in December, CUSIP requests for the year, were lowest since 2014.

Municipal bond traders return to work with yields and the revamped Chicago deal in their sights.

Muni volume in the last week of January is forecast to match that of the first three weeks combined, satisfying pent-up investor demand.

A state official cited the need to have special tax obligation bonds rated "on the bonds' own merits," distinct from the state's GOs.

Gov. Dannel Malloy urged lawmakers to replenish the Special Transportation Fund.

The Democrat and former Hartford city treasurer said Wednesday her administration “restored integrity and public confidence in the office of state treasurer."

The state issued the notes in 2009 to cover operating expenses when its rainy-day fund was depleted.

As stocks surged and Treasuries swooned, municipal bond traders gauged the direction of yields as they looked ahead to what may be a downturn in issuance this year.

Municipal bond traders were returning to their desks on Tuesday with their eyes fixed on falling yields as they await a rather quiet primary market.

The municipal bond market will see a shortage of new supply kicking off the new year, after experiencing a record-breaking month in which almost $63 billion of bonds sold.

The Connecticut governor cited recent changes to the state employee pension system as a parallel.

In an unusually busy Monday, municipal bond issuers tried to beat the clock and complete sales ahead of the impending tax reform.

A limited tax base and heavy legacy obligations have hamstrung the city, according to the rating agency.

Now that the uncertainty of tax legislation and how it relates to munis is gone, market participants can focus on the upcoming calendar — as it will most likely be the last big supply week for a while, with Christmas and New Year’s right around the corner.

The final tax bill released late Friday afternoon saved private activity bonds but advance refunding bonds will disappear.

As the exact language of the final tax legislation looms, municipal market participants eager wait to see how it pertains to private activity bonds, there will be $11 billion of issuance awaits as issuers make one final push.