State of New York

State authorization for design-build use on a Brooklyn-Queens Expressway work is a door-opener, New York City transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said.

Demand in the primary stems from a combination of market technicals and the arrival of reinvestment season.

The Independent Budget Office said state mandates are putting a burden on New York City finances.

As a wave of new municipal bond deals swept into the market, munis weakened in secondary action.

Municipal bonds turned weaker on Tuesday as a wave of deals swept into the market.

Municipal bonds were mixed on Monday as buyers awaited the almost $10 billion of supply set to hit the market this week.

Municipal bond buyers are eagerly awaiting the biggest new issue calendar of the year, as almost $10 billion of supply is slated to hit the market this week.

The municipal bond market will see an almost $10 billion new issue calendar next week.

Municipal CUSIP requests signal the market may be in for a rebound in volume.

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

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

The municipal bond market will see another moderate new issue calendar this week, with about $4.9 billion of offerings going up for sale

The municipal bond market will see another light new issue calendar next week with volume estimated at $4.86 billion.

Municipal bonds were stronger on Thursday as volatility in the stock market drove a flight to quality.

Demand for municipal bonds is high, with one factor keeping munis from the volatility being experienced in other markets.

Munis followed Treasurys after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and tweaked its statement on inflation.

Caution is the watchword in the municipal market on Wednesday as participants await details of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

Municipal bonds were mixed in late trading on Tuesday as several large deals hit the screens, led by issuers in New York and Maryland.

Munis were stronger Monday as bond buyers kept an eye on the Federal Reserve policy makers' meeting.

An expansion of “backdoor borrowing” in the new New York State budget raises transparency red flags, according to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.