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Maricopa County, Ariz. is mulling final approval of a $2.49 billion budget.

Wayne County, Michigan hopes to parlay positive credit news into savings on an upcoming jail project issue.

New Jersey Economic Development Authority cigarette tax bonds were revised to negative by S&P Global Ratings.

Maryland appeals federal judge’s ruling requiring a redo of ridership projections on Purple Line P3.

An 11-year decrease in Kentucky's workforce upended a key formula underpinning its pension system.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as the first of the week’s new issue supply swept into the market.

Hartford, Conn.’s Ba2 rating is under review for a downgrade, said Moody's Investors Service.

New York's mayor and comptroller will vote to bar the city from entering into new contracts with Wells Fargo.

Municipal bond traders are anxiously waiting the week’s first wave of issuance.

Prospects are bleak for a breakthrough on Illinois’ two-year-old state budget stalemate.

Bankruptcy is no cure for junk-rated Chicago Schools’ fiscal ills, says schools chief Forrest Claypool.

A federal judge ordered a freeze on Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. (COFINA) debt payments Tuesday.

The MSRB has filed a series of changes to its rule on customer account transfers.

Texas lawmakers approved a $217 billion budget but may face a special session.

Philadelphia International Airport has a new deal with its airlines.

Municipal bonds finished the day stronger on Tuesday, as traders prepared for the first big wave of issuance to hit on Wednesday.

A court heard Scranton's arguments against a lawsuit challenging an increase to the local services tax.

The Treasury Department Wednesday sold $25 billion 14-day cash management bills, dated June 1, due June 15, at a 0.735% high tender rate.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $45 billion of four-week bills at a 0.840% high yield, a price of 99.934667.

Bill Daly, NABL's director of governmental affairs, plans to retire at the end of the year and the group is looking for his replacement.