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Nov. 19, 2014 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois A3/A+/A+ 0.54 2.35 3.69 4.54 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.14 1.21 2.31 3.21 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.22 2.31 3.21 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 0.17 1.38 2.48 3.39 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.14 1.19 2.24 3.1 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.16 2.22 3.12 Nebraska NR/AAA/NR 0.14 1.23 2.39 3.29 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.15 1.25 2.38 3.29 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.24 2.36 3.27 South Dakota NR/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.26 2.41 3.32 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.16 1.24 2.39 3.31

11/18/2014 11/11/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 16 $95,225 10 $85,910 $9,315 Indiana 14 95,595 14 133,430 -37,835 Iowa 0 0 4 30,790 -30,790 Michigan 9 238,855 10 250,560 -11,705 Minnesota 40 362,065 27 196,975 165,090 Missouri 8 205,760 3 203,470 2,290 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 0 0 4 45,520 -45,520 Ohio 10 323,855 13 404,425 -80,570 South Dakota 1 10,000 0 0 10,000 Wisconsin 22 533,435 13 436,935 96,500

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual PPI Sept.: -0.1% Oct.: -0.1% Oct.: +0.2% PPI Core Sept.: unch Oct.: +0.1% Oct.: +0.4% NAHB Housing Index Oct.: 54 Nov.: 55 Nov.: 58

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Some Chicago aldermen want the SEC and city inspector general to investigate campaign contributions to Mayor Rahm Emanuel from executives at firms with city pension business.

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State and local government groups are urging the House to pass the online sales tax legislation called the Marketplace Fairness Act, after a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner said the Ohio Republican has problems with the bill and has no intention of moving it forward this year.

Municipal bond traders focused their attention on the week's hefty new issue calendar, which kicked off on Tuesday with the sale of several big-ticket items.

San Antonio has agreed to make $43 million of improvements to the 21-year-old Alamodome stadium in its winning bid to host the 2018 NCAA Final Four men's basketball tournament.

President Obama is pushing for Congress to take up his proposed $302 billion, four-year Grow America Act before the extension of the Highway Trust Fund expires in May, a top Transportation Department official said Tuesday at The Bond Buyer's Transportation Finance/P3 Conference.

Many issuers mulling whether to self-report disclosure violations under a Securities and Exchange Commission initiative will probably weigh their decisions right down to the deadline, and will not see any further guidance from the SEC, a muni law expert told market participants Tuesday.

Underwriting, advisory, and legal firms that work on Chicago bond deals would face heightened disclosure rules about the diversity of their teams working on a transaction under a proposed ordinance.

San Francisco's toll bridge agency is planning to sell $814 million of refunding and revenue bonds next month.

Fitch Ratings said it has upgraded to AA from AA-minus Clearfield, Utah's $1.2 million sales tax revenue bonds series 2003 and implied general obligation bonds

Two professionals at Florida -based Community Capital Management received honors for their work in the municipal bond industry.