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A deal on a new debt ceiling is seen as tied budget negotiations.

The municipal bond market was one again looking at an above-average calendar for next week, with negotiated supply alone coming in at over $17 billion.

Bank loan documents often have corporate tax gross-up provisions.

Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health will combine operations under a new name and new Chicago headquarters.

“When our residents think of municipal finance, they don’t think of civic engagement,” said Cambridge city manager Louis DePasquale. “But we’ve really worked hard to make a change on that, and now they do.”

Paul Brandley and Michael Abramo of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority accept the Northeast Deal of the Year for the country's first tax-exempt sustainability bonds.

Before being named the 2017 Deal of the Year, Kaiser Permanente’s Thomas Meier accepts the Healthcare award for the company’s $4.2 billion record-breaking transaction.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dropped to 3.90% from 3.99% last week.

Missoula, Mont. chief administrative officer Dale Bickell called the deal the most complicated he's ever been a part of, one he's "proud will provide benefit to my hometown long after it's forgotten."

After its $300 million deal “almost blew up”, Bay Area Toll Authority pulled off its awarding-winning transaction in six weeks, said CFO Brian Mayhew when accepting the award.

The strong revenue numbers are a sign of a strengthening economic rebound, said Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller.

John Hackbarth CFO of Owensboro Health talks about the Southeast Deal of the Year being 25-times oversubscribed, which drove down the cost of borrowing.

Scott Mahaffey, Chairman of Fort Worth Transportation Authority, accepts the Southwest Deal of the Year award for a project that “has been on our books for 20 years.”

The act gives the federal government flexibility in how to deal with Puerto Rico, the department said in answering a challenge by Aurelius Capital.

Great Lakes Water Authority CEO Sue McCormick thanks investors, old and new, for the confidence in its management team and “for knowing a good deal when you see one.”

Democrats complain that Republicans are only providing cosmetic support for Puerto Rico in tax reform legislation and disaster aid.

Chairwoman Sherry Lewis and two people who work for agency contractors were arrested on embezzlement charges.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie urged his successor to reduce health benefits for public employees as a way to fund the state’s underfunded pension system.

More municipal bond volume hit as muni yields began to stabilize after a five-session decline.

Consumer credit increased by $20.5 billion in October to $3.802 trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.