State of Wisconsin

Final responses are due by Dec. 8 from muni underwriters who want to be on Wisconsin sale syndicates.

The state in 2010 sold $1.5 billion of bonds backed by payments from a master settlement agreement with tobacco firms and used the proceeds to pay overdue bills.

The measure comes after months of dire warnings over the city's looming insolvency.

Wisconsin's debt manager Dave Erdman will make the leap to the private sector when he exits state employment after three decades.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency upgraded Wisconsin’s general obligation bonds to AAA from AA-plus and S&P Global Ratings lifted them to AA-plus from AA.

As lawmakers debate a new two-year budget, the state increased general fund revenue projections by $4.4 billion.

The legislature's GOP-controlled Joint Finance Committee will craft a two-year capital plan after rejecting Gov. Tony Evers' $2.4 billion plan for only the second time in recent history.

GOP lawmakers plan to scrap some of the Democratic governor's budget priorities, which include a $2.38 billion capital plan.

Munis were stronger across the curve as secondary trading was constructive and bellwether credits moved yields lower.

From the use of taxables to forward deliveries, refunding deals drove an overall 15.8% hike in Midwest bond volume that exceeded the national average.