State of Wisconsin

The budget Gov. Scott Walker signed authorizes more than $700 million in borrowing.

Wisconsin's PFA conduit won't see proposed changes under a budget deal.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will soon sign the $3 billion incentive package.

The transportation package limits bonding to $400 million.

They are also trying to hash out a final state budget deal.

Refunding deals were down substantially and new money volume also slipped.

New money and refunding GO deals are in the cards.

Wisconsin's Foxconn incentives package paves way for $252 million in highway borrowing and local government financing help.

Municipal bond volume ended the month of July down 20% as refundings plummeted.

Wisconsin Senate leaders remain at odds with Assembly leaders over transportation capital funding.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch used a big second quarter to overtake Citi at the top of the municipal league tables, while Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets and Goldman Sachs moved up in the first half rankings.

Illinois isn't the only Midwest state struggling with budget issues.

Municipal bonds were unchanged in early activity ahead of next week’s above-average new issue calendar. Ipreo estimates volume for next week at $11.78 billion, up from a revised total of $3.47 billion sold this week, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.

Top-quality municipal bonds finished mixed on Tuesday, traders said, as the state of Wisconsin came to market with a sale of general obligation bonds and investors awaited the Federal Open Market Committee's decision on interest rates.

Top-quality municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session, traders said, as the state of Wisconsin came to market with a sale of general obligation bonds.

Municipal bond traders are awaiting the start of this week's new issue sales.

Top-rated municipal bonds ended weaker on Monday even as traders anticipated demand for the week’s new issue slate.

Demand for municipals in the primary market should stay strong as volume is set to remain close to the yearly per-week average.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were looking ahead to next week’s still healthy new issue calendar, which is estimated at $8.79 billion.

Municipal bonds were stronger in early activity, according to traders, as the market eyes next week’s still healthy new issue calendar.