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Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Monday, according to traders, who were looking ahead to Tuesday, when the first of the week’s new issues head into the market.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will veto the biennial budget, although an override is anticipated.

Opposition to the Better Care Reconciliation Act has been widespread

Indiana’s termination of a troubled highway P3 underscores the financial risks of such projects.

Iowa’s weaker-than-projected revenue collections are so far manageable, Moody’s said.

S&P Global Ratings said it lowered its financial strength rating on National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. (National) to A from AA-minus and its long-term counterparty credit rating on MBIA Inc. to BBB from A-minus.

Lawmakers rush to beat deadline as the latest FAA authorization is set to run out on Sept. 30.

The union rank and file must OK the agreement as a budget deadline nears.

New York City lost fewer jobs and recovered faster than the rest of the country from the Great Recession, according to a first-of-its-kind study released Monday by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $26 billion of two-year notes with a 1 1/4% coupon at a 1.348% yield, a price of 99.807259

Alaska lawmakers passed a budget to avoid a government shutdown, without tackling underlying problems.

New York municipalities may see a lapse in tax collections absent new legislation, according to Fitch Ratings.

Top-rated municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session, according to traders, who were looking ahead to Tuesday when the first of the week’s new issues head into the market.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were lower.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $40 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

As the end of the fiscal year for most states’ is approaching, there remain a handful of key states who have yet to pass a budget.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, “increased in June,” according to the monthly Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, released Monday.

The Trump administration joined the Texas state government's defense of its anti-"sanctuary city" law.

How the MSRB maintains effective and efficient regulations for the municipal securities market

Municipal bond traders are looking to see an average sized new issue slate price into the market this week as they eye yields which have been little changed as of late.