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Chicago Public Schools has GO, revenue, and refunding bond deals in the works.

Lakeport officials plan to equip city facilities with solar panels.

Daniel Zarrilli, New York City’s Chief Resilience Officer, talks about how America's largest city is preparing to battle the effects of climate change and the global role it has taken on. He discusses the city’s efforts to divest its pension funds from fossil fuels to protect its economy and the lawsuit against energy companies. Chip Barnett and Paul Burton host.

Municipal bond buyers were seeing the first of the week’s deals come to market as two big competitive issues sold.

The combined $10 million payment by Aetna, The Hartford and Travelers is a positive for Connecticut's struggling capital, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The summer lull, trade policy, the Fed, and the lack of a federal infrastructure plan all weigh against a recovery in muni volume this year.

Congress might provide clarity by preventing states any state from imposing retroactive liability.

While munis turned in a mostly solid performance on Monday, a Charles Schwab & Co. report said they are less likely to outperform Treasurys in the second half.

The SEC issued separate administrative orders Monday stripping Malachi Financial Products of its muni advisory registration and barring Porter Bingham from the industry.

DTE Electric Co. is seeking a $537 million reduction in its taxable value, possibly threatening the county's credit rating.

Consumer credit rose $24.56 billion in May to $3.898 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported.

The MSRB is looking for public members, and specifically investors, to apply through Friday for spots on its board of directors.

The Vermont Municipal Bond Bank is expanding its individual investor outreach ahead of its newest transaction.

Arkansas sees an economic payoff for its $125 million of general obligation bonds that helped it land a $1.1 billion steel mill on the banks of the Mississippi River.

Danbury, Connecticut, has launched an investor relations website, BuyDanburyBonds.com, in advance of a $39 million sale of bonds and notes.

Munis were firm at mid-session as traders get set to see some much-anticipated supply hit the screens this week.

Consumers’ inflation expectations held, but respondents’ optimism slid, according to a survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index increased to 108.94 in June from 107.72 in May.

Gov. Paul LePage and state lawmakers are at odds about how to fund a voter-approved Medicaid expansion that was supposed to take effect on July 2.

Moody's Investors Service deemed the state's strong May tourism numbers a credit positive.