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Traders and muni professionals said it was a typical light Monday in the municipal market — with favorable market technicals mixed with some underlying concern on the political front.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, Oklahoma has raised taxes to deal with a teachers strike, a credit positive step, says Moody's Investors Service.

Even after Hurricane Harvey and the threat of a trade war, local governments in Texas are enjoying a surge in sales taxes as they cope with population growth.

Retail buyers of municipal bonds got first shot at New York City’s big general obligation bond sale on Monday.

Traders noted some caution in the muni market ahead of Friday’s release of the March unemployment report.

After being reintroduced, Ardmore City Schools' $44 million bond election passed with 70 percent of the vote.

BlackRock's Peter Hayes says that municipal bond performance in the first quarter was clearly hurt by tax reform.

Buyers of municipal bonds had a variety of new issues to choose from on Wednesday as deals from New Jersey, New York, California and Maryland all came to market.

Surging sales tax revenue shows economic strength across several sectors, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says.

Retail buyers were offered the chance to buy the New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.’s subordinate tobacco settlement bonds.