State of Oregon

State lawmakers closed a $1.2 billion budget hole during a 15-hour special session, but they may need to return in the absence of federal coronavirus aid.

A COVID-19-driven decline in lottery revenue led Oregon postpone a $302 million bond sale because the deal wouldn't meet an additional bonds test.

Yields have essentially remained flat since mid-June as the market has digested new issues well and investors are starved for paper, especially tax-exempts.

Oregon's $320.4 million of taxable GO bonds were 7.7 times oversubscribed in some maturities.

Kate Brown also joined with the other governors and officials of the western states to urge Congress and the Trump administration to approve $1 trillion in aid.

House Speaker Tina Kotek agreed to slow momentum on the state's cap-and-trade bill to prevent a Republican walkout.

Kate Brown said that's how much the state's wildfire council estimates it will cost annually to adequately deal with the wildfire threat.

A large calendar this week should spark high demand, market participants say.

The Lone Star State sold $8 billion of notes to buyers with an endless appetite for short-term muni paper.

Minority Republicans had gummed up progress by forcing the House clerk to read every line of every bill, before two members broke ranks.

Municipal bond buyers saw a spate of large new deals hit the market on Wednesday.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown takes aim at school pension liabilities.

The number of states aiding school districts with pension costs is expected to grow as pension burdens escalate.

The tax-exempt part of the big Connecticut deal was offered to retail Wednesday as munics continued to rally.

BofA and JPMorgan won Baltimore County, Md.'s $490 million competitive bond sales.

Municipal bond buyers were rewarded with much-awaited supply, as deals from New York City and Intel hit the market.

Ohio and Nevada issuers came to market with a water deals as municipal bonds showed off their strength.

The demand component of the municipal bond market is continuing to drive firm prices,

Municipals remained strong on Monday as a Wisconsin school district sold GOs in the primary market.

Florida, Newark, and Missouri Health priced bonds as the week's action wound down.