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Georgia saw state revenues increase 9% in December, the sixth straight monthly increase in collections.

The municipal bond market finished off the last of this week's big deals as issuers from Tennessee and Florida sold bonds competitively on Thursday.

New House rules on dynamic scoring could make tax reform easier to do, said municipal and tax experts who differed on whether such scoring would benefit or hurt municipal bonds.

Chris Mier, chief strategist at Loop Capital along with Tom Kozlik, director and credit analyst at Janney Capital Markets, will be presenting their forecasts for the municipal bond market at the Jan. 15 meeting of the Philadelphia Municipal Analyst Society.

In his opening speech as Massachusetts governor, Charlie Baker urged Massachusetts lawmakers and officials to deal with a projected budget deficit that could reach $1 billion.

Standard & Poor's has revised Illinois-based Carle Foundation's outlook to positive in recognition of its strong financial performance and improved balance sheet.

Florida legislators launched a new website to get public input on how to spend an estimated $22.6 billion over the next 20 years for conservation efforts.

Development of a new multiyear highway bill with more funding for state transportation projects is main focus of a key Senate committee.

Michigan Democrat Rep. John Conyers has introduced legislation that would make it much harder for municipalities to restructure their debt through bankruptcy.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren Thursday repeated the speech he gave at the annual meeting of the American Economic Association Saturday in Boston in which he urged the Federal Reserve to exercise patience on raising interest rates, given low inflation and the lack of clear signals that prices will head higher.

California's nonprofit Daughters of Charity Health System is bucking noisy union opposition in an effort to sell out to a for-profit operator that would retire its junk-rated tax-exempt bonds.

The municipal bond market was winding up the new supply calendar on Thursday as issuers from Tennessee and Florida sold bonds competitively.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $13 billion 29-year, 10-month 3 1/8% bonds on Jan. 41.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $21 billion 9-year, 10-month 2 1/4% notes on Jan. 13.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $24 billion three-year notes on Jan. 12.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $24 billion 91-day bills and $24 billion 182-day discount bills Monday.

The December current activity index in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey was revised down to 24.3 from the originally reported 24.5, the Bank said Thursday.

The municipal bond market was winding up the new supply calendar on Thursday as competitive sales from Tennessee and Florida issuers are set to come to market.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual ADP Employment Nov.: +208,000 Dec.: +225,000 Dec.: +241,000 International Trade Oct.: -$42.2B Nov.: -$42.0B Nov.: -$39.0B