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The influx of volume may give the boost that's needed to jump-start the primary market.

Municipal bond volume picked up from February, prompting speculation that this year's drought in deals may soon ease.

The municipal bond market will see almost $7.9 billion of new deals head their way next week, as New Jersey tobacco's dominate the calendar.

The municipal market was winding up the week on a tentative note as Connecticut offered its general obligations to institutional investors.

Municipal bond buyers were getting a piece of Connecticut's general obligation bond deal on Wednesday.

With flooding from Hurricane Harvey still fresh in voters' minds, officials in Texas' largest county see an urgent need for a flood-control proposal.

Municipal traders said the market was slightly firmer on Tuesday, though a lack of new supply was still curtailing opportunity for investors.

The report illustrates how federal, state and local laws must be changed if the Supreme Court rules in favor of South Dakota and against Wayfair Inc. in an online sales tax case.

Municipal bond buyers are seeing some supply hit the market on Tuesday as they look ahead to next week for the biggest deal of the year to date.

As muni investors looked ahead to another week of limited supply, a report from BlackRock recommended taking a flexible strategy.