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The new-issue activity this week will be led by a $700 million New York City Transitional Finance Authority sale of future tax secured bonds and a $500 million North Texas Tollway Authority sale of first and second tier bonds.

North Texas Tollway Authority returns to the market with $499.5 million of revenue refunding bonds that are expected to provide significant savings.

It was an eerily quiet close to the week for the municipal market on Friday as traders said there was more of a lull than usual as they looked ahead to next week's unemployment numbers.

While the judge's ruling in Stockton, Calif.'s bankruptcy case did not provide a precedent for dealing with pension obligations in Chapter 9, it did provide a "roadmap" for other municipalities that may want to cut pensions, one expert said.

A $5 million budgetary surplus and better transparency marks New York City's comprehensive annual financial report, said Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Midwestern voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of a handful of finance-related ballot questions and the leadership of eight states, including several where debate over fiscal pressures is taking center stage.

A new guide from AASHTO examines current revenue sources and potential options for bolstering the Highway Trust Fund, including fees based on vehicle miles traveled.

October's volume of $34 billion came in 17.7% higher than a year earlier, the third month in a row issuance was greater than at the same time in 2013, according to Thomson Reuters data.

San Antonio's City Council unanimously approved a 142-mile pipeline to supply water via a private operator and agreed to issue more than $500 million of electric utility refunding bonds in 2015.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration asked legislators to urge the state treasurer to sign off on bond documents amid a dispute over budget numbers that has blocked the state from going through with a planned bond issue.

Most states are likely to have more new capacity to issue private-activity bonds in 2015 than they did this year, after the Internal Revenue Service raised the minimum state volume and maintained this year's per capita rate.

Puerto Rico plans to help its Highways and Transportation Authority through an oil tax increase and the sale of bonds from a new authority.

Topeka leaders went to court in hopes of circumventing a petition calling for an election on the proposed purchase of a distressed automotive racetrack.

If approved by voters, two initiatives in next week's California election could have an impact on the state budget, water credits and school districts, Fitch Ratings says.