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The collapse of the Port St. Lucie, Fla.-based Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute prompted Moody's Investors Service to review the city’s bond ratings for possible downgrade.

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton wants to spend $700 million of the state’s $900 million surplus on various initiatives and tax relief while leaving $200 million on the books should state revenues falter.

For the first time in the municipal securities market, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday charged a municipal advisory firm, its chief executive officer, and two of its employees for breaching their fiduciary duty by failing to disclose a conflict of interest to a municipal client.

The Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt bond office has made available for municipal securities the Industry Issue Resolution Program, under which it will work with a group of taxpayers to resolve frequently disputed or burdensome tax issues outside of the audit process.

Top shelf municipal bonds finished mixed on Tuesday, traders said, as several large competitive offerings from Hawaii and Maryland issuers were sold and a big Connecticut deal was priced for retail investors.

Louisiana selected underwriters Tuesday for a general obligation refunding of up to $600 million to patch a portion of the state’s massive deficit.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday introduced another bill that would give Puerto Rico broad debt restructuring capabilities.

Washington electric utility Energy Northwest will sell nearly $500 million of refunding bonds later this month.

Voters in the St. Louis region face a series of ballot measures April 5 that stand to profoundly impact their local government’s fiscal fortunes.

Growth in the P3 market has been slow and fragmented so far, but it is positioned for rapid growth, Moody’s Investors Service says.

So-called headline and political risk, notably in Pennsylvania, could further complicate an already difficult muni landscape, according to PNC Capital Markets.

A proposal to expand casino gambling in New Jersey beyond Atlantic City will head to voters after both houses of the state legislature approved a resolution Monday to put the issue on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders released a plan for Puerto Rico on Monday that proposes extending Chapter 9 bankruptcy protections to the commonwealth’s municipalities and contains several healthcare and environmental initiatives.