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Drawn by attractive interest rates, investors Tuesday bought up $300 million of bonds sold by the Chicago Board of Education, which has been dogged questions about its solvency.

Prices of top-rated municipal bonds ended weaker on Tuesday, traders said, as a slew of new issues came to market, including three large competitive offerings from California, a sale from Phoenix, and a deal from the Chicago Board of Education.

Unclogging the congested road and bridge connections linking ports with land trade routes will cost $29 billion by 2025, an AAPA survey has found.

Fitch Ratings assigned an F1-plus rating to Riverside, Calif.'s plans to refund $30 million in taxable pension obligation bond anticipation notes, and also affirmed the ratings on another $112 million in debt.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's promotion of Chapter 9 as an option for some local governments may hinder efforts to help resolve fiscal struggles in a way that protects bondholders, Fitch Ratings warned.

During the first quarter of 2015 and for the fourth straight quarter, U.S. public finance rating upgrades outnumbered downgrades, according to Fitch Ratings.

Moody's Investors Service said it has downgraded Coram Fire District, N.Y.'s general obligation bonds to A2 from Aa3, affecting $500,000 in debt.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it lowered its underlying rating on Lakewood Public Schools, Mich.'s outstanding general obligation debt to A from A-plus.

Twin River Management Group, which operates a namesake casino in Lincoln, R.I., said intends to move the Newport Grand facility to Tiverton, R.I., where it has secured purchase rights.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer launched a plan to cut red tape and make it easier for the city to move forward on a program to repair its streets and sidewalks.

Mercy Health, Ohio’s largest health care provider, prices $400 million of bonds this week, joining a handful of higher-rated hospitals that have started to return to the capital market after years of delaying deals.

New York City’s participation in the green bonds would provide a huge momentum boost for an emerging financial tool, said climate change expert Alan Rubin.

Prices of top-rated municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, traders said, as a slew of new deals came to market, led by three big competitive offerings from California and a deal from the Chicago Board of Education.

Puerto Rico employment went up for the sixth consecutive month in March.