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1/22/2015 1/15/2015 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 California 11 927,455 10 893,470 33,985 Hawaii 1 178,535 0 0 178,535 Idaho 1 4,715 0 0 4,715 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 2 68,380 0 0 68,380 Oregon 0 0 2 429,960 ?429,960 Washington 9 1,006,005 11 1,551,255 ?545,250 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie put his state government in control of struggling Atlantic City Thursday, hiring an emergency manager and naming a key figure in Detroit's bankruptcy case as a consultant.

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The Bond Buyer's 20-Bond GO Index of 20-year general obligation yields was up seven basis points to 3.36%, the highest in two weeks from 3.29% in the week ended Jan. 15.

An online sales tax proposal from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte is drawing criticism from a top Senate Democrat and officials with state and local government groups.

The last three of the week's big issues priced on Thursday as the municipal market worked off the heavy supply that hit the screens the previous day when close to $5 billion of new issues were sold. Yields on top-rated municipal bonds strengthened, traders said, rising as much as three basis points.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's rule 15c2-12 governing continuing disclosure of issuer financial information is outdated and could be streamlined to reduce the regulatory burden for issuers and underwriters, bond lawyers and underwriters told the SEC.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has raised its rating on Tampa, Fla.'s water and wastewater revenue bonds outstanding to AAA from AA-plus.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is developing legislation that would dedicate revenues from corporate tax reform to federal highway funding.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said although it believes Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla's recent signing of a bill to increase the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's petroleum tax to $15.50 from $9.25 per barrel will have no immediate effect on rated bond credit quality, there could still be a muted effect on the island economy.

Opponents of North Carolina's plan to toll portions of Interstate 77 north of Charlotte have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block the express-lane project.

In the shadow of the biggest Wall Street empires, Hennion & Walsh has managed to thrive for a quarter of a century.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon unveiled a fiscal 2016 budget that begins drawing on existing bonding authority to fund more than $300 million in projects at state facilities and public higher education institutions as the new legislative session kicks into high gear.

Gov. Nikki Haley will support an increase in South Carolina's gas tax if it is tied to a reduction in the state's income tax and overhauling the DOT.

The Texas Department of Transportation saved $380 million in net present value, or 21% of its refunded debt, through a $1.68 billion toll bond issue, officials said.