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1/12/2015 1/5/2015 State Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Arizona 2 $42,250 2 $42,250 $0 Arkansas 2 138,255 1 3,320 134,935 Colorado 4 223,600 4 37,560 186,040 Kansas 3 33,740 2 4,410 29,330 New Mexico 0 0 2 29,200 -29,200 Oklahoma 9 191,155 12 12,635 178,520 Texas 34 475,815 27 1,037,055 -561,240 Utah 0 0 1 47,000 -47,000

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A coalition opposed to public funding for stadiums is warning that the proposed St. Louis Rams stadium funding scheme would require a public vote.

The $996 million federal grant Massachusetts received to extend a Boston-area Green Line streetcar route is a credit positive, said Moody's.

Outgoing Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a legislative package that includes a measure setting a special election in 2016 to fill the latter half of the late Judy Baar Topinka's new term as comptroller.

The municipal bond market saw the week’s new issuance calendar kick off with big deals coming to market from the New York City Transitional Finance Authority and King County, Wash.

A committee of NFL owners and players hired PFM Asset Management to oversee the investments of their defined contribution plans.

Raymond James has hired health care veteran Pete Lawson as a managing director to co-head hospital mergers and acquisitions in the firm's health care finance group. He is based in Naples, Fla.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed Mary Beth Labate as budget director for the New York State Division of the Budget.

New IBTTA president Javier Rodriguez seeks more toll options to fund investments in transportation infrastructure.

Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a major overhaul of New York City's corporate tax structure that would make it conform to state tax law.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is urging a federal court to accept the settlements it had reached with two former officials of the city of Allen Park, Mich., in November, after the court vacated them a day later and asked for more information.

Texas' new leaders will have more money to work with as the 2015 Legislature begins work on the state's next budget. The higher official revenue projections come even as the slumping price of oil casts a shadow over the Lone Star State's economy.

The Congressional Research Service has released a report providing information and revenue estimates for tax-exempt bonds for members of Congress who are likely to examine them and consider curbs in tax reform proposals.