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The vote culminated a five-year effort designed to fund public improvements, notably to transit infrastructure.

Amid vast differences, there's agreement on the need to centralize government services through a central digital identity platform.

Municipal bond traders are set to see the last of this week’s new issue supply hit the screens on Thursday, with a big Florida sale leading the calendar.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told investors the city will soon launch the new debt issuance vehicle.

Top-quality municipal bonds finished stronger on Wednesday, traders said, as a few more deals hit the marketplace.

Bennet said six of the 90 counties qualifying for the designation are in Colorado.

SANDAG has faced controversy over missed revenue projections and a failed bond measure.

Tuesday's Detroit mayoral primary results mean incumbent Mike Duggan will face challenger Coleman Young II in November.

Public charter schools would be eligible for federal funding in bills introduced in the Senate last week.

Stratford Shields, a long-time municipal finance professional, comes to Wells from RBC Capital Markets in Chicago.

The Treasury Department auctioned $23 billion of 10-year notes with a 2 1/4% coupon at a 2.250% high yield, a price of par.

The end of a casino revenue sharing agreement impacts the city's credit, says S&P.

A Lackawanna County court says a state law that caps tax rates supersedes city home-rule provisions.

Year's end is the new target to launch the first segment of the Brightline train service.

Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at midday, traders said, as the market was seeing a lull in issuance with only two major deals slated to hit the screens.

Labor market “activity increased and momentum remained high in July,” as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) grew to 0.51 in July from 0.36 in June, according to the Bank.

After a hectic day on Tuesday, the municipal bond market will see a lull in issuance with only two major deals slated to hit the screens on Wednesday.

The judge in the Puerto Rico Title III bankruptcy cases is scheduled to weigh motions by Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and Puerto Rico Sales Tax Finance Corp. (COFINA) bondholders at a hearing Wednesday.

Officials from the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority testified about the agency’s recently released subway action plan at a hearing Tuesday before the New York City Council’s transportation committee.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors has denounced the Cornyn bill.