News and Information from Bond Buyer

The municipal bond market saw the first of the week’s big offerings hit the screens on Monday, led by Connecticut’s competitive sales and the University of California’s negotiated deal.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1 7/8% coupon at a 1.932% high yield, a price of 99. 834636.

The Treasury Department auctioned $39 billion of 26-week bills at a high yield of 1.460% on Monday.

BondWave LLC, a financial technology firm focused on fixed income solutions, is bring on Pete Newman as vice president of sales.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills on Tuesday.

Alternative strategies include general obligation borrowing to offset limited bonding capacity in the special transportation fund.

First on the list is an infrastructure plan we can embrace fully – with clearly identified and unencumbered revenue streams from the Federal level.

The municipal bond market will see a second week of hefty supply, with almost $22 billion of new deals lining up for sale.

Municipal issuers continue to race to market with deals before the calendar turns over, as the tax bill may limit issuance in 2018.

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District will get its advance refunding deal done this year after accelerating its schedule.

Georgia's Public Service Commission begins new hearings on the nuclear reactor project Monday.

The bankruptcy court rejected arguments that a suburban Chicago project doesn't qualify for Chapter 11.

Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., a leading proponent of ending the tax break for stadiums, told The Bond Buyer he'd "be OK with" grandfathering.

The SEC is investigating after the school district's bond management practices were questioned in an audit.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is putting lawmakers to work the week before Christmas in hopes of delivering a balanced budget by the end of the year.

The municipal bond market will see a second week of chunky new issuance, with almost $20 billion of new deals lining up for sale.

The Philadelphia School District’s planned transition back to local control after 16 years of state control could add credit pressure the city’s 13 charter schools, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Bills look to tackle local governments' $18.8 billion pension and retirement health care unfunded liability,

With a $2.4 billion modernization of Newark Liberty International Airport already taking flight, an urban planning group wants the airport to spread its wings further with a large-scale infrastructure project.

The University of Michigan's preliminary December consumer sentiment index reading was 96.8, compared to the final November 98.5 and the preliminary November 97.8, according to market sources.