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Arizona's Salt River Project is gearing up for a $720 million refunding deal next week.

Some Mississippi Democratic legislators want to void a state tax cut to fund roads.

Philadelphia's credit outlook slipped as S&P Global Ratings revised it to negative from stable ahead of the city's planned $282.9 million general obligation refunding sale.

A $28 million bond transaction using a unique form of tax increment financing to raise funds for a development district in Prince Georges County, Md. recently won an award by Council of Development Finance Agencies.

The picture for Illinois' state employee pensions has become bleaker, and the struggling state faces a $1 billion hike in contributions due next year.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1% coupon at a 1.034% high yield, a price of 99.899821.

Who won this year's Deal of the Year award for the Southeast Region? The winner will be honored on Thursday, December 1 at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan, and later that night will compete with winners in the seven other categories for the right to be named The Bond Buyer's 2016 Deal of the Year.OTHER 2016 DEAL OF THE YEAR HONOREES: NORTHEAST REGION FAR WEST REGION MIDWEST REGION SOUTHEAST REGION SOUTHWEST REGIONNON-TRADITIONAL FINANCINGHEALTHCARE FINANCING

Top-quality municipal bonds were unchanged at mid-session, traders said, as the market sees some volume hit the screens while the country heads to the polls on Election Day.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $65 billion of four-week bills at a 0.270% high yield, a price of 99.979000.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $20 billion of 364-day bills at a 0.695% high yield, a price of 99.297278.

The Housing Partnership Development Corp. has received an excellence award from the New York Association for Affordable Housing.

Former Chicago Transit Authority manager John Dalton will oversee the long-delayed Green Line extension project in Greater Boston, the MBTA announced.

While this election seems less about the economy and policy and more about insults, who knows, maybe the direction of the economy over the past year in swing states can offer some insight.

Top-quality municipal bonds were unchanged in early activity, traders said, as the market is set to see some volume hit the screens on Tuesday, as the country heads to the polls on Election Day.

Who won this year's Deal of the Year award for the Midwest Region? The winner will be honored on Thursday, December 1 at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan, and later that night will compete with winners in the seven other categories for the right to be named The Bond Buyer's 2016 Deal of the Year.OTHER 2016 DEAL OF THE YEAR HONOREES: NORTHEAST REGION FAR WEST REGION MIDWEST REGION SOUTHEAST REGION SOUTHWEST REGIONNON-TRADITIONAL FINANCINGHEALTHCARE FINANCING

Small businesses were slightly more optimistic in October, as the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism index edged up to 94.9 from 94.1 in September, the group announced Tuesday.

MarketAxess recently created a new platform for electronic municipal bond trading and John Gallagher, head of municipal bonds and U.S. high grade product management for the company joins markets reporter Aaron Weitzman to discuss why MarketAxess wanted to get into munis and how industry participants are embracing the new technological era.

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Nov. 8, 2016 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA-/NR 0.73 1.25 1.91 2.76 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.69 1.17 1.78 2.61 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.7 1.23 1.87 2.72 Kansas Aa2/AA/NR 0.7 1.22 1.87 2.7 New Mexico Aa1/AA+/NR 0.7 1.17 1.79 2.64 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.7 1.23 1.89 2.74 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.72 1.24 1.85 2.7 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.68 1.12 1.69 2.52