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Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla appointed Víctor Suárez Meléndez to lead the commonwealth’s debt restructuring and oversee its management of debt.

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San Ysidro School District, once on the verge of a state takeover, had its certificates of participation boosted to investment grade by Fitch Ratings.

The Puerto Rico House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to exempt certain debt from eligibility for a payment moratorium it passed in April.

Issuers in California, Texas and Louisiana headlined primary market activity on Tuesday as top-quality municipal bonds ended stronger.

Columbus, Ohio is eyeing a July return to the market to begin borrowing to raise funds for its $866 million fiscal 2017 capital budget.

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said Tuesday that he ordered an investigation into “potentially illegal” contracting and coerced political contributions during former Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration.

A Chicago museum envisioned by Star Wars creator George Lucas relies on a complex, $1.2 billion borrowing scheme.

New York’s Nassau County closed 2015 with a $58.2 million budget surplus driven mainly by borrowing for property tax refunds and police termination pay, according to a report issued by County Comptroller George Maragos.

While the market overall is fragmented, there is some concentration in the trading of the largest obligors.

New transportation program dedicates portion of revenue from Nebraska’s gasoline tax to state road infrastructure bank.

Top-quality municipal bonds were mixed at mid-session, according to traders as large deals from California, Texas and Louisiana came to market on Tuesday.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer uploaded seven years of the city’s budget information into an online tool to make it easier to track how tax dollars are spent.

Variable-rate debt represents a manageable 7% of New York MTA’s $36.7 billion debt portfolio, finance manager Patrick McCoy said.

Interactive Data’s continuous evaluated fixed-income pricing and liquidity Indicators service are now available to FactSet clients, the firms said Tuesday.