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The muni market has "cheapened and steepened," which is a great opportunity for people still on the sidelines to get into the market again, said Jennifer Johnston, director of municipal bonds research at Franklin Templeton.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations released its version of the Transportation Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Act which contains more money for the public transit than the House version.

The agency cited the permanent raise to the rum tax cover for the improved outlook.

School districts are facing many challenges, including less federal funding, increased competition, declining enrollment and inflating costs.

The city council signed off on an $810 million debt sale, while it considers asking voters for a property tax rate increase this year to address budget gaps.

An investor presentation highlights industry conferences and consulting services that "have made the CIA the 'think tank' of the food service industry."

The asset class got a "much-needed boost" from inflows into muni mutual funds last week, said Birch Creek strategists.

The port, which operates Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, received a Moody's Ratings upgrade ahead of a $761 million revenue bond deal slated for next week.

Although the Federal Reserve is not expected to cut rates at this meeting, the market is closely watching for signs of a September easing and how the divide among officials plays out.

The cuts to Medicaid enacted by Republicans in Washington have such enormous negative ramifications for New York State's hospitals, government and patients.

The funds have net assets of around $187 million.

Issuance for the week of July 28 is estimated at $11.035 billion, with $9.018 billion of negotiated deals and $2.017 billion of competitive deals on tap, according to LSEG.

There have been critics of SRO authority since they started regulating the financial industry nearly a century ago, but their ideas have yet to find a political moment so suited to them.

Kostas Poulakidas has joined Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office. He builds the firm's public finance and infrastructure and government law and policy practices.

Damage claims from the Eaton wildfire could wipe out the $21 billion fund created to protect utilities and their customers when an investor-owned utility's equipment is deemed responsible.

Investors are watching an Aug. 13 refinancing on $985 million of bonds for proposed commuter line projects with southern Florida counties.

The Washington D.C. City Council Chairman and the CFO are tweaking the tax and financing terms of a $3.7 billion proposal that will return an NFL football team to the city by redeveloping the RFK Stadium site, just east of Capitol Hill.

The top five featured in the ranking handled deals totalling more than $84 billion in par value.

The airport, also selling $412.8 million of new money, will join a bevy of issuers who have deployed a tender offer in the hope of realizing refunding savings.

Investors added $571.5 million from municipal bond mutual funds in the week ended Wednesday, following $224.6 million of outflows the prior week, according to LSEG Lipper data.