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The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday struck down legislation that had overhauled state employee pensions, leaving the state burdened with enormous pension liabilities.
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Moody's Investors Service said it downgraded Westchester County Health Care Corporation, N.Y.'s (dba Westchester Medical Center) rating to Baa1 from A3, affecting approximately $447 million of bonds.
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it raised its long-term rating to AA from AA-minus on Clarendon Hills Park District, Ill.'s existing general obligation limited-tax park bonds.
May 8 - Connecticut
As construction crews work on a $56 million minor-league baseball stadium north of downtown Hartford, Conn., state lawmakers joust over its financing.
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Wholesale inventories increased 0.1% in March, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Wholesale sales dropped 0.2%.
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Municipal bond traders on Friday were looking ahead to next week's new issue slate, which looks to be heavy on negotiated deals and light on competitive sales.
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U.S. inflationary pressures were up slightly in April, as the U.S. future inflation gauge grew to 101.1 from a revised March 100.2 reading, first reported as 100.5, according to data released Friday morning by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.
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May. 8, 2015 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.2 1.42 2.29 3.23 California Aa3/A/A 0.23 1.47 2.54 3.54 Hawaii Aa2/AA/AA 0.24 1.51 2.42 3.38 Idaho Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.2 1.48 2.4 3.37 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.2 1.47 2.41 3.39 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.26 1.56 2.46 3.44 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.2 1.43 2.32 3.32 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.23 1.53 2.46 3.46 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.2 1.46 2.32 3.28
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5/7/2015 4/30/2015 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 1 $123,445 0 $0 $123,445 California 19 831,185 19 653,375 177,810 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 0 0 3 42,110 ?42,110 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 1 18,840 0 0 18,840 Oregon 3 64,238 0 0 64,238 Washington 2 37,085 4 196,905 ?159,820 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0
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Wisconsins latest revenue projections are giving state lawmakers little breathing room as hoped to avoid cuts in the next two-year budget.
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The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, increased nine basis points to 4.39% in the week ended May 7 from 4.30% in the previous week.
May 7 - New York
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a $78.3 billion budget for fiscal 2016, balancing themes of income equality and fiscal health.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces new transportation technology advisor fellowship.
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Prices of top-rated municipal bonds closed stronger on Thursday, traders said, with yields on some maturities falling by as much as three basis points. Meanwhile, the last of the weeks big issues were priced in the primary, topped by stadium deals from issuers in Indiana and Georgia.
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