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Water deals from Washington D.C. and Texas hit screens, along with a deal from the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency.

Looking to break a budget impasse, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf proposed an increase in the personal sales tax and a levy on natural gas drilling.

A New Jersey Senate committee, inspired by a recent Maroon 5 concert, advanced a bill designed to help draw more entertainment to Atlantic City and other cities across the state.

After 12 years in Columbus, Megan Kilgore is “moving across the table,” taking a job at the firm, Umbaugh, that is the city’s financial advisor.

Most Arkansas polled in a recent survey do not favor a gasoline tax increase to cover a road revenue shortfall.

A Senate Democratic energy bill would create a new type of tax-advantaged bond called Clean Energy Bonds which would have lower subsidy rates than New Clean Renewable Energy Bonds would not be subject to volume cap.

Change is afoot as the Chicago-based Women in Public Finance organization heads into its third decade with plans to broaden its reach and refresh its mission, highlighted by plans to rotate its annual conference around the nation.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $24 billion of three-year notes with a 1% coupon at a 0.875% yield, a price of 99.940929.

Prices of top-quality municipal bonds were slightly weaker at mid-day, according to traders with yields on some maturities strengthening as much as one basis point.

The Treasury Department Wednesday sold $24 billion 25-day cash management bills, dated Oct. 8, due Nov. 2, at a 0.000% high tender rate.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $25 billion of four-week bills at a 0.000% high yield, a price of 100.000000.

In the midst of a spate of municipal bankruptcies and a credit crisis in Puerto Rico, a report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency highlighted a divergence among the credit rating services.

Cincinnati is nearing a historic agreement to remedy its long-standing pension shortfall that sparked downgrades and years of court battles with retirees and unions.

Traders were eyeing the week's hefty new supply, which began coming to market on Monday. Issuers in Texas, Washington D.C., California and Kentucky lead off Tuesday's calendar. A few larger deals trickled into the primary on Monday but expect a flood of new issuance today, leading up to the two mega deals on Wednesday and Thursday.

Tuesday, October 6 Issuer St Description Amount

Tuesday, October 6 Issuer St Description Amount

Week Of October 5 Issuer St Description Amount

ARIZONA

Oct. 6, 2015 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA+/NR 0.28 1.38 2.23 3.29 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.25 1.3 2.08 3.12 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.25 1.34 2.16 3.24 Kansas Aa1/AA+/NR 0.23 1.34 2.16 3.2 New Mexico Aaa/AA+/NR 0.23 1.28 2.07 3.14 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.27 1.37 2.18 3.24 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.26 1.33 2.16 3.2 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.23 1.22 1.97 3.02