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The muni market absorbed almost $58 billion, a record for December, before a holiday hiatus to end the year.

A bill to expand opportunity for Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises awaits final approval in Albany.

New York State’s fourth largest township already carries the lowest-possible investment grade rating from Moody’s Investors Service.

Muni market participants weigh in on the market impact of the Trump administration's long-awaited infrastructure plan, which is due to be released in January.

The embattled authority’s physical needs assessment will probably exceed $25 billion, says the watchdog Citizens Budget Commission.

The first $100 million installment will enable the MBTA to proceed with a mandated project.

Jacqueline Thompson has worked for the New York City comptroller's office since 2000.

The year was marked by price fluctuations, yield curve flattening, spread compression, credit quality concerns, and other stresses.

The tollway agency plans to spend $1.2 billion on capital projects next year.

The new temporary spending bill includes Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico.

The long holiday weekend comes at a perfect time for tired muni market participants after a furious few weeks of action spurred by tax reform.

The city council cleared the path for negotiations to resume with the city's P3 airport partner after a brief delay.

Manufacturing activity in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's region "continued at a solid pace, and optimism remained high" in December.

Lawmakers are still trying to find a solution to Oklahoma's unbalanced budget as the 2018 regular legislative session nears.

The University of Michigan's final December consumer sentiment index reading was 95.9.

The region's non-manufacturing sector “continued to grow.”

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, rose to 3.93% from 3.91% last week.

President Trump's long-awaited infrastructure plan is due out in January, but some muni market participants worry any legislation seeking federal funding might cut PABs for revenue.

The muni primary market ground to a halt after a barrage of deals triggered by tax legislation.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board gave extensions to Puerto Rico’s government and public authorities for fiscal plan submissions.