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Monthly volume rose the highest in the year to date, as an increase in new-money deals partly offset a decline in refunding transactions.

The state's largest municipal advisor is sticking with the school districts and dropping charter clients, losing some top employees in the process.

Municipal bond buyers are awaiting this week’s new issue supply as they keep both eyes firmly on the Federal Open Market Committee’s monetary policy meeting.

The municipal bond market will see a light new issue calendar next week as the Federal Reserve meeting on monetary policy puts a damper on new debt issuance.

Amid teacher protests, Colorado lawmakers have two weeks to clear a backlog of bills that include a $5 billion transportation bond authorization and a pension funding measure.

Municipal bonds steadied after sliding the previous day, as the last of the week’s new issuance came to market.

Munis were stronger on Thursday as the last of the week's supply slipped into the market.

Municipal bonds were weaker Tuesday as Illinois sold $500 million of bonds and the N.Y.&N.J. Port Authority deal was priced.

The recent performance of munis has reset relative valuations to more attractive levels, according to BlackRock's Peter Hayes.

Officials with the Basehor-Linwood school district are looking at a $50M-$60M school bond issue election next year.