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Municipal bonds ended stronger on Thursday as the last big deals of the week hit the muni market, led by the institutional pricings of the large Massachusetts and California offerings.

KeyBanc Capital Markets added to its fixed income team with the addition of Chris O’Neil and Jeffrey Tucker to the securitized products sale team.

Bills now pending in the Senate and House would ease bank regulators' treatment of municipal securities

Gov. Chris Christie has cut off state payments to Amtrak.

Newly issued Treasury securities held in stripped form increased about $85 million in March to a total of $241.146 billion, the Bureau of the Public Debt reported Monday.

House Democrats contend that infrastructure project delays result from a lack of funding, not red tape.

Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said creditors of the utility agreed to reduce debt service by $1.5 billion over five years.

Energy Northwest is preparing to price $592 million of revenue and refunding bonds.

Municipal bonds were trading stronger at mid-session as the largest deal of the week hit the municipal bond market.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $39 billion 91-day bills and $33 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

The largest deal of the week hit the municipal bond market early on Thursday with the institutional pricing of Massachusetts’ general obligation bond offering.

Awards and settlements are piling up even as the U.S. wealth management unit reports record profits.

Moody’s Investors Service downgraded $13 billion in Puerto Rico bonds on Wednesday, citing increasing pessimism about recoveries on the bonds.

A federal appeals court upheld a stay on debt-related lawsuits in a key Puerto Rico lawsuit, reversing a lower court decision.

Municipal bonds ended stronger on Wednesday as large deals from issuers in New Jersey and California hit the market.

Wayne County, Mich.’s fiscal chief who played a central role in its financial recovery is leaving to launch a private equity and turnaround firm.

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has hired five lead public finance attorneys from Winston & Strawn LLP, expanding Katten’s New York public finance group.

Dwayne Edwards and the entities he controlled are arguing the SEC’s arguments against them for fraud are based on inaccurate information.

Rebuilding the nation’s transportation infrastructure will require more direct federal funding, experts tell a congressional panel.

Los Angeles Council moved ahead with plans to issue a judgment obligation bond to cover a budget gap.