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California once again topped the issuer league table as it came to market with more bonds than any other issuer in 2014. Meanwhile, Public Financial Management remained in the number one spot for financial advisors in 2014.

New California Controller Betty Yee's latest senior staff picks include municipal bond industry veteran Lynn Paquin, who was appointed senior financial advisor.

Vanguard is expanding its existing lineup of municipal bond funds with the upcoming launch of its first-ever national municipal bond index fund.

The municipal bond market was set to see more supply on Wednesday as New York and Florida issues are set to hit the market.

In the opening session of the Oklahoma Legislature, House Speaker Jeff Hickman calls for sacrifice from state employees and recipients of state services as revenue falls 4.1%.

Arkansas collected $482.8 million in tax revenue for the month of December, which was 2.3% higher than the same month last year and 4.2% above the forecast, officials said.

Fitch Ratings affirmed its AA-minus rating, and Standard & Poor's its A-plus rating, ahead of a bond sale planned by Cottage Health System in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Jan. 7, 2015 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois A3/A+/A+ 0.54 2.43 3.36 4.17 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.14 1.34 2.08 2.89 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.35 2.08 2.89 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 0.17 1.51 2.25 3.07 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.14 1.32 2.02 2.78 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.29 1.99 2.8 Nebraska NR/AAA/NR 0.14 1.38 2.15 2.98 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.15 1.38 2.15 2.97 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.38 2.15 2.98 South Dakota NR/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.39 2.18 3 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.16 1.37 2.15 2.97

1/6/2015 12/30/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 12 $163,505 6 $104,785 $58,720 Indiana 1 36,255 1 36,255 0 Iowa 7 59,610 2 6,685 52,925 Michigan 18 282,345 8 131,785 150,560 Minnesota 20 358,915 14 341,155 17,760 Missouri 2 14,535 1 4,230 10,305 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 1 7,545 1 7,545 0 Ohio 8 231,150 4 41,490 189,660 South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 10 204,160 8 71,220 132,940

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Government

New York City has reached a tentative contract agreement with school custodian unions, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced.

North Dakota will weather slumping oil prices and will continue to spend money on badly needed infrastructure in oil-producing counties, Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Tuesday in his state of the state address.

The municipal bond market welcomed the first of the week’s new supply as issuers from New York and Florida came to market with several big deals.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the MBTA chose \Peebles Corp. of Miami to develop the $330 million Massachusetts Turnpike air rights project.