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Municipal market participants will be extremely busy again in the coming week, as new volume continues to slam into the market at a torrid pace.

Public finance veteran Kevin Smith started his job as Highland Park, Mich., school district's next emergency manger Friday.

Detroit will get a fourth round of federal funding for its ongoing blight demolition program after a suspension due to procedural errors.

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service may rethink and re-propose controversial political subdivision rules, but will wait until next year to see what the next administration wants to do with them, a tax regulator told lawyers meeting in Chicago.

With the economy expanding, a tight labor market, and inflation moving toward 2%, gradual rate increases are in order, and the sooner the better, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President and CEO John C. Williams said Friday.

A master plan approved by Rutgers University last year to expand and upgrade the infrastructure of New Jersey’s flagship public higher education institution by 2030 is already taking shape.

Any delays in Illinois' monthly contributions pose a negative credit risk to the state, Moody's Investors Service said Friday.

Indianapolis received a one-notch downgrade from Moody’s on $410 million of moral obligation debt as the rating agency implements a new methodology.

Puerto Rico employment levels declined in September from August, according the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After what was a busy week, municipal market participants will now start to shift their attention to next week's calendar, which again will be robust, especially on the negotiated side.

Underwriters’ counsel should be more proactive in keeping up to date with regulators’ concerns and then communicating those to their underwriter clients, a dealer official said here.

After 54 straight weeks of inflows, municipal bond funds reported outflows, according to Lipper data released on Thursday.

Bonds that funded the stalled minor-league baseball stadium in Hartford, Conn., could appeal to investors with appetite for risk, said Richard Larkin of Stoever Glass.

The second bond-rating upgrade in 10 months for New Britain, Conn., is further proof the city is moving in the right direction, said Mayor Erin Stewart.

While the Securities and Exchange Commission remains silent on whether there will be more settlements under its continuing disclosure enforcement initiative, an SEC official said any party that voluntarily submitted potential violations will be told whether the commission plans to take action against them.

After what was a busy week, municipal market participants will now start to shift their attention to next week's calendar.

Oct. 21, 2016 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.89 1.33 2.05 2.89 California Aa3/AA-/AA- 0.76 1.21 1.97 2.73 Hawaii Aa1/AA+/AA 0.79 1.26 1.93 2.78 Idaho Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.75 1.23 1.91 2.75 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.75 1.22 1.92 2.77 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.79 1.26 1.96 2.83 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.77 1.17 1.79 2.62 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.81 1.26 1.97 2.88 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.75 1.19 1.83 2.66

10/20/2016 10/13/2016 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 2 $91,715 0 $0 $91,715 California 25 823025 24 2,737,035 -1,914,010 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 0 0 1 7,825 -7,825 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 0 0 5 137,090 -137,090 Oregon 1 279330 1 8,200 271,130 Washington 3 149105 0 0 149,105 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

Monday, October 24 Issuer St Description Amount