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California's Governor and San Diego's mayor launch separate efforts to combat housing crisis

The primary municipal market chugged along on Wednesday, as the two biggest deals of the week priced.

Completion of a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge with debt levels kept in check triggered upgrades to New York State Thruway Authority bonds.

Eric Holcomb wants to use $150 million in surplus funds to pay off teacher pension obligations and wants savings to be passed along to teachers.

Capital finance director David Erdman says VRDO fraud lawsuits piqued his interest in Clarity's platform.

Dealers want to change some of the language in the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-17 interpretive guidance.

Federal permits to search for oil put the state’s economy, tourism and natural resources at risk, says South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.

While the municipal bond insurers suffered from the curtailment of issuance under newly effective U.S. tax laws, the insurance penetration rate ticked higher.

The top municipal FA's accounted for 20% less volume, as their par amount of deals handled dropped to $273.869 billion from $345.829 billion. The number of transactions fell by 1,199.

The top muni bond counsel firms accounted for $318.67 billion in 8,474 transactions in 2018, down from $407.47 billion in 10,519 deals the year before.

The action continued in the municipal bond primary market, as the two biggest deals of the week were priced.

The governor's tunnel plan tweak and call for even firmer control of the MTA reignited conflict among the state, New York City and the transit authority.

Puerto Rico’s per capita debt load is far lower than that of the mainland U.S. states.

Kristin Caid, a public finance attorney specializing in healthcare, joined Norton Rose Fulbright after 18 years at Kutak Rock.

Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes grew as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index rebounded to 58 in January from 56 in December.

New York service sector activity “held steady” in January, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Business Leaders Survey, released Wednesday.

Municipal bond issuance totaled $320.25 billion in 2018, as New York issuers led the charge.

Municipal bond underwriters suffered from muted issuance under the new tax laws, as Bank of America Merrill Lynch remained on top of the year-end rankings.

Cuomo laid out a $175.2 billion fiscal 2020 spending plan for New York State, proposing sports betting and an extension of the millionaire's tax.

Buyer sentiment barely budged as new issuance flooded the muni market on Tuesday.