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Mar. 27, 2015 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.18 1.22 2.02 2.86 California Aa3/A/A 0.21 1.34 2.19 3.1 Hawaii Aa2/AA/AA 0.21 1.33 2.11 2.96 Idaho Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.18 1.31 2.11 2.95 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.18 1.3 2.12 2.97 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.21 1.39 2.17 3.02 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.18 1.26 2.03 2.89 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.21 1.31 2.17 3.04 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.18 1.29 2.03 2.86

3/26/2015 3/19/2015 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 1 $163,975 2 $56,380 $107,595 California 8 262,560 12 853,890 ?591,330 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 2 48,310 2 67,345 ?19,035 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 0 0 1 40,635 ?40,635 Oregon 1 24,210 0 0 24,210 Washington 4 134,685 5 199,580 ?64,895 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

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Kentucky legislators passed a bill stabilizing the state’s gas tax collections in the waning hours of this year’s annual session.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, decreased five basis points to 4.20% from 4.25% for the week ended March 19.

Measures in the House and Senate would set aside for local projects a portion of states’ federal highway funding.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said he was sign “as quickly as possible” legislation that fixes a $1.6 billion hole in the current budget with a one-time funding fix.

The Internal Revenue Service is expected to challenge the Scottsdale Municipal Property Corporation’s allocation of some its 2013 bonds to refinance a lease agreement in connection with to a garage adjacent to the largest luxury shopping mall in Arizona.

California Treasurer John Chiang on Thursday appointed 12 individuals to a task force he commissioned to develop best practice guidelines on the fiduciary care and use of state and local bond proceeds.

Prices of top-quality municipal bonds ended weaker on Thursday, traders said, with yields on some maturities rising by as much as four basis points at the close. And it was back to school in the primary, as deals from the Virginia College Building Authority, Philadelphia School District and Texas’ Northeast Independent School District all came to market.

The Atlantic City, N.J. emergency manager’s suggestions for tackling the city's fiscal crisis are a credit negative as they open the door to default, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Officials building a long-stalled fertilizer plant in Indiana hope that the fifth time is a charm when it comes to having to remarket $1.2 billion of short-term notes before rolling it over into long-term debt.

A major mall opened in San Juan on Thursday, leading to as many as 3,000 new jobs in Puerto Rico.

Fitch Ratings downgraded Puerto Rico’s general obligation bonds to B from BB-minus on Thursday, citing concerns about the commonwealth’s ability to sell a bond to increase liquidity and the legislature’s willingness to pay back the commonwealth’s debt.

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg proposes to overhaul the Pension Reserves Investment Management board’s custom proxy voting guidelines.