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Jan. 20, 2016 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois Baa1/A+/BBB+ 1.38 2.37 3.3 4.3 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.48 1.13 1.87 2.82 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.48 1.14 1.87 2.82 Michigan Aa1/AA+/AA 0.52 1.2 1.98 2.95 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.49 1.1 1.79 2.74 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.48 1.06 1.76 2.71 Nebraska NR/AAA/NR 0.48 1.15 1.92 2.9 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.51 1.2 1.95 2.9 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.5 1.15 1.92 2.88 South Dakota NR/AA+/AA+ 0.52 1.19 1.95 2.92 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.51 1.17 1.9 2.85

1/19/2016 1/12/2016 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 15 $1,028,875 23 $1,357,875 -$329,000 Indiana 3 240,130 5 281,520 -41,390 Iowa 2 8,780 1 2,780 6,000 Michigan 17 293,890 19 718,135 -424,245 Minnesota 29 733,580 28 762,501 -28,921 Missouri 9 73,295 9 123,705 -50,410 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 3 27,475 0 0 27,475 Ohio 1 21,770 3 99,200 -77,430 South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 15 102,025 13 72,850 29,175

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Wilmington Trust hired two new bankers last week to bolster the company's Municipal Corporate Trust team on the West Coast.

President Obama has signed an emergency declaration requested by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the wake of a water contamination crisis in Flint.

An agreement transferring control of three Maui County hospitals to Kaiser Permanente is said to save the Hawaii government $260 million over 10 years.

The Puerto Rico Senate announced Tuesday that it would hold hearings on the cause of the delay on audited fiscal year 2014 financial statements for the commonwealth.

Without new growth drivers, Rhode Island's economy will continue to drift, according to a report by think tank Brookings Institution.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who was co-namesake of the Bracewell & Giuliani, is leaving the Houston-based law firm for Greenberg Traurig.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced on Tuesday which registered brokers, dealers, and municipal advisors will be required to participate in testing business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

Top-shelf municipal bonds finished were steady on Tuesday, traders said, with yields on all maturities remaining unchanged.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie allowed legislation to create an Atlantic City financial rescue package to lapse, leaving the struggling gambling hub at risk of running out of cash by April.

A California pension reform ballot measure will not go before voters this year, with supporters saying they will wait for what they hope will be an easier path forward in 2018.

States can begin expending their share of the $39.7 billion of federal transportation funding provided in fiscal 2016 by the new FAST Act.