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The Oregon Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the legality of a bond-financed hotel near the Oregon Convention Center, a project that has been tied up in legal difficulty for years.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its long-term rating to AA-minus from A-plus on Huber Heights City School District, Ohio's existing general obligation debt.

EAX Trading pulled the plug last week on a two-year effort to launch a municipal bond electronic trading platform aimed at the secondary market.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its rating on Waconia, Minn.'s outstanding general obligation bonds to AA-plus from AA.

The Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved a fiscal oversight board on Thursday.

A study by New Jersey officials exploring potential development opportunities at Liberty State Park in Jersey City as a way to generate new revenue is being met with skepticism by some elected officials.

Top quality municipal bond prices were higher on Friday at midday, according to traders, as yields on some maturities were from two to four basis points lower.

Fitch Ratings has followed Standard & Poor’s in revising the Long Island Power Authority’s outlook from negative to stable.

Federal, state and New York City officials met with MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast to discuss how to fast-track Second Avenue subway line extension to Harlem.

Labor market "conditions continue to improve" as the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Labor Market Conditions Indicators (LMCI) narrowed to negative 0.056 in October from negative 0.112 in September, according to the Bank.

Pennsylvania's prolonged budget impasse is a credit negative for school districts and community colleges that rely on state-aid distributions, said Moody's.

Rating upgrades overlook rural and secondary markets with high unemployment and aging demographics that will continue to challenge hospitals in those markets.

Top quality municipal bond prices were higher on Friday morning, according to traders, by anywhere from one to three basis points.

Stepping into the state budget fray, the Illinois Finance Authority expects to soon finalize a $115 million state moral-obligation backed financing to speed up overdue payments for essential goods and services.

The University of Michigan's preliminary November consumer sentiment index reading was 93.1, compared to the final October 90.0 and the preliminary October 92.1, according to market sources.

The economy can handle a rate hike, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta J. Mester said Friday.

Nov. 13, 2015 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.27 1.38 2.28 3.29 California Aa3/A/A 0.28 1.4 2.44 3.47 Hawaii Aa2/AA/AA 0.29 1.43 2.4 3.42 Idaho Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.27 1.42 2.37 3.38 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.27 1.41 2.38 3.4 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.31 1.44 2.43 3.46 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.27 1.37 2.27 3.31 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.3 1.44 2.42 3.46 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.27 1.4 2.29 3.29

11/12/2015 11/5/2015 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 0 $0 0 $0 $0 California 12 563,225 11 848,915 -285,690 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 0 0 1 25,000 -25,000 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 1 24,500 0 0 24,500 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 Washington 2 30,765 3 117,615 -86,850 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

Monday, November 16 Issuer St Description Amount

Monday, November 16 Issuer St Description Amount