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Municipal bonds finished weaker on Monday, traders said, as the market faces a moderately sized new issue calendar, which features some big offerings from various issuers.

The Georgia and South Carolina owners of nuclear units being built by bankrupt Westinghouse diverged on legal approaches.

Wisconsin heads into the market over the next week with nearly $1 billion of debt in three deals.

Against a backdrop of a scolding from the state auditor for “using misleading budgeting practices” the Regents of the University of California is set to bring volume to a market that is starving for new issuance.

City comptroller calls for tighter internal targets.

Congress includes funds for many bond-related programs in $1.16T spending bill for fiscal 2017.

Texas' largest school district, the Houston ISD, will price a record $838 million of bonds.

Municipal bonds were mixed on Monday, traders said, as the market faces a moderately sized new issue calendar, which features big offerings from California, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

The MSRB has decided to reevaluate its minimum denomination rule filing with the SEC.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.845% high rate, up from 0.820% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.975% high rate, up from 0.955% the week before.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $55 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Kevin Holloran, previously health care analyst for S&P Global Ratings, has joined Fitch Ratings where he will lead analysts covering the sector.

The overall economy grew for the ninety-fifth straight time, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday.

Municipal bond traders are returning to work on Monday to face a moderate new issue calendar, which totals $7.02 billion and consists of $5.96 billion of negotiated deals and $1.06 billion of competitive sales.

Mayor says Chicago Public Schools will remain open despite court defeat.

S&P Global Ratings will continue to base California school GO ratings on budgets and operations.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board approved a plan cutting PRASA, PREPA, PRHTA, and GDB debt payments.

Legislators voted on Friday to give themselves one more week to agree on a federal spending bill for fiscal 2017.

Municipal bond traders returning to work Monday will face a moderate new issue calendar of $7.02 billion, made up of $5.96 billion of negotiated deals and $1.06 billion of competitive sales.

A group of Puerto Rico bondholders are seeking Senate help with perceived oversight board failures.