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Kentucky's Paducah Power System board will be asked to take bankruptcy off the table as an option to deal with its struggling finances, said manager Mark Crisson, because the system is solvent.

The municipal bond market was sleepy in early trading Friday as next week's holiday took most participants' attention.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it revised its outlook to positive from stable and affirmed its A-plus long-term rating on the Shelby County Health, Education, & Housing Facility Board, Tenn.'s series 2011 revenue bonds issued on behalf of Rhodes College (RC).

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual CPI Sept.: +0.1% Oct.: -0.1% Oct.: unch CPI Core Sept.: +0.1% Oct.: +0.1% Oct.: +0.2% Initial Jobless Claims 11/8: 293,000 11/15: 285,000 11/15: 291,000 Continuing Claims 11/15: 2.403M 11/22: 2.370M 11/22: 2.330M Existing Home Sales Sept.: 5.180M Oct.: 5.160M Oct.: 5.260M Leading Indicators Sept.: +0.7% Oct.: +0.6% Oct.: +0.9% Philly Fed Manufacturing Oct.: 20.7 Nov.: 18.5 Nov.: 40.8

Nov. 21, 2014 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.17 2.23 3.15 California Aa3/A/A 0.16 1.25 2.44 3.47 Hawaii Aa2/AA/AA 0.15 1.26 2.39 3.33 Idaho Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.14 1.28 2.38 3.32 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.14 1.25 2.38 3.32 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.17 1.29 2.39 3.35 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.14 1.2 2.28 3.2 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.25 2.39 3.35 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.14 1.24 2.28 3.2

11/20/2014 11/13/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 0 0 0 0 0 California 9 430,605 19 1,782,575 ?1,351,970 Hawaii 2 138,320 5 1,000,000 ?861,680 Idaho 1 3,845 1 3,845 0 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 3 121,450 6 220,685 ?99,235 Oregon 1 15,305 2 35,965 ?20,660 Washington 2 60,305 5 299,240 ?238,935 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

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Miami-Dade County plans to price $750 million of revenue bonds to refund bonds issued for capital improvements at Miami International Airport.

Local county officials in Illinois will be offered special financial training on how to protect their coffers from corrupt fiscal practices similar to what happened in Dixon, Ill. where the comptroller stole more than $50 million in public money.

San Bernardino hires consultant to study service levels needed in the city in the hope of crafting a feasible bankruptcy exit strategy.

Wisconsin could win an upgrade if recent budgetary and liquidity strides remain on course and result in a stronger balance sheet and reserves, Moody's Investors Service said in shifting the state's general obligation outlook to positive.

Lockport, N.Y. was kept at the lowest investment grade rating Wednesday by Moody's Investors Service citing challenges to replenish the city's fund and cash balance to "adequate levels."

The University of Arkansas Board of Regents will look for savings with a $90 million refunding of bonds issued in 2006 for the medical school.

Texas Children's Hospital plans to add a 19-story tower to its Texas Medical Center campus in Houston as part of a $475 million expansion plan.

Syncora Capital Assurance Inc. continued to lose money this year but is hopeful for the future.

The weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell two basis points to 4.39% in the week ending Nov. 20 from 4.41% in the previous week.