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Houston's outlook from Moody's Investors Service was boosted to stable from negative.

Chicago officials want to highlight the distinctions between the highly rated new securitization and the city's general obligation bonds.

Department of Transportation is working to improve its loan programs for infrastructure projects.

Public school systems will face financial tests if the state seeks to reduce school aid or increase pension contributions, according to S&P.

Writing off soft inflation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President and CEO Raphael Bostic believes gradual rate increases will remain appropriate for the “next couple of years,” but tax reform "could move the needle."

Issuers of conduit debt would lose their primary purpose if Congress eliminates private activity bonds.

Competitive sales from the states of Washington and Wisconsin and negotiated deals from New York and Illinois issuers dominated Tuesday’s new issue slate.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $50 billion of four-week bills at a 1.045% high yield, a price of 99.918722.

New York and Illinois deals top Tuesday’s new issue slate as municipal bond traders get ready to gobble up some deals in the primary.

The Federal Reserve does not need to raise the federal funds rate target, as inflation has failed to reach 2%, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Tuesday.

Small businesses were more optimistic in October as sales expectations grew, according to National Federation of Independent Business.

At least 355 potential tax reform amendments were filed with the Senate Finance Committee on Monday.

Many coastal governments would see budget pressure and diminished tax-raising ability, analysts said.

Below-estimate state general fund revenues complicate pension funding decisions.

Developments on the tax reform front were not far from municipal bond traders' minds as they saw the first of the week’s new issues hit the screens on Monday.

The successful referendum to expand Medicaid eligibility is a credit negative, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

A bankruptcy court judge is weighing whether the municipal government-sponsored project qualifies for Chapter 11.

The SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations found municipal advisors had trouble meeting registration, books and records and supervisory requirements.

With a record $12 billion of bond proposals on ballots across Texas, voters approved more than 91%, according to the Texas Comptroller's Office

The federal government ran a $63.2 billion deficit in October, the Treasury Department reported Monday.