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A survey Fitch Ratings conducted of 49 California water utilities found that customers can expect rate increases and that those increases bode well for California water districts' credit quality through 2017.

Moody's Investors Service boosted by four notches to A2 $97.4 million in tax allocation bond debt managed by the successor agency to Westminster, Calif.'s redevelopment agency.

Bracewell & Giuliani partner Shamoil T. Shipchandler will head the Fort Worth regional office of the Securities and Exchange Commission beginning in October, the agency said.

Moody’s Investors Service affirmed California’s Aa3 rating ahead of a $1.9 billion general obligation bond sale slated for Aug. 26.

New Jersey's tax collections are on track to meet 2015 projections, according to Acting State Treasurer Robert A. Romano.

A $211 million, 35-year low-interest federal loan is the final piece of the funding plan for a Delaware toll road

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie met Tuesday with federal transportation officials about funding for a long-stalled Hudson River rail tunnel that would connect his state to New York City.

Issuers in the Midwest sold $37.5 billion of municipal bonds in the first half of 2015, up 17.5 % from the same period of 2014 as refundings made up for a decline in new money issuance.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ordered seven broker-dealer firms to pay a total of more than $90,641 to settle charges of muni trade reporting failures and excessive markups, as well as engaging in muni business without qualified personnel.

The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority’s $750 million bond deal will be coming to market on Thursday, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch trader. In the secondary trading on Tuesday, prices of top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, with yields on some maturities strengthening by as much as two basis points.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded four notches to investment grade tax allocation refunding bonds managed by the successor agency to Torrance, Calif.’s redevelopment agency.

Moody's Investors Service placed on review for downgrade the Aa3 rating of Central Basin Municipal Water District's certificates of participation and adjustable rate refunding certificates of participation.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $40 billion of four-week bills at a 0.040% high yield, a price of 99.996889.

The Treasury Department Tuesday auctioned $25 billion of 364-day bills at a 0.410% high yield, a price of 99.585444.

As Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate lingers, health and human services organizations want Gov. Tom Wolf and the legislature to provide a stopgap spending plan.

The Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority’s $750 million of Series 2015A senior lien revenue bonds will be coming to market on Thursday, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch trader. In the secondary trading, prices of top-rated municipal bonds were weaker, with yields on some maturities strengthening by as much as one basis point.

The municipal bond market on Tuesday was preparing for the week’s biggest bond deal – the $750 million sale of senior lien revenue bonds by the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority.

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