State of Illinois

Municipal bond sales sank 28.2% from April 2018 as issuers awaited clarity on federal infrastructure plans.

The next five weeks will determine the fate of first-year governor J.B. Pritzker's proposals for the fiscally troubled state.

The full state Senate will weigh Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposal to ask voters to approve a graduated tax system after it cleared a committee.

Municipal bond volume will fall to $5.5 billion in the upcoming week, with green deals from Illinois and Arizona.

After two months of gains from 2018 levels, municipal issuance sank 7% from March last year as the loss of advance refundings continues to take a toll.

Chicago and Illinois poured more than $1 billion of their high-yielding, low-investment-grade rated GO paper into the market on the same day.

Deals from the NYC TFA, Chicago, Illinois, California, Maryland and Miami-Dade County help satisfy demand.

Muni rates and ratios have benefited from macro themes driving rates lower, according to a report released Monday.

Almost $9 billion of municipal bonds are coming to market with deals from a variety of issuers to quench the thirst of buyers experiencing a supply drought.

Next week's Illinois GO sale will be a muni market referendum on the governor's budget, tax and pension proposals.