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Gary Goldsholle will leave his post as general counsel at the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board after serving just over two years, according to multiple sources.

Moody's Investors Service said it has upgraded the rating on Glenwood Community School District, Iowa's outstanding debt to Aa3 from A1, affecting $17.2 million of post-sale general obligation debt.

Moody's Investors Service on Oct. 13 downgraded Long Beach, Calif. Airport Enterprise to A3 from A2 and revised the outlook to stable from negative affecting $117.5 million in outstanding senior airport enterprise revenue bonds.

Washington is planning to sell $765 million of general obligation bonds in a refunding deal on Wednesday.

Doral Financial in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has prevailed in its court battle with the territory's Treasury Department over a substantial tax refund.

A judge's ruling that Doral is owed $230 million by the territory's government may not immediately change it status as "significantly undercapitalized."

Fitch Ratings upgraded Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego to AA-minus from A-plus.

Inspections of municipal advisors will be low-stress and MAs will be notified in advance before seeing any Securities and Exchange Commission personnel at their doors, members of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations told non-dealer advisors.

The new Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown last month is a credit positive for California's local governments, says Moody's Investors Service.

Moody's changed the outlook to positive from stable on Atlanta's Aa2 GO bond rating due to stabilized reserve levels and a return to economic growth.

Attorneys for bankrupt Detroit and bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. said in court that they plan to finalize an agreement by Thursday, a move that would mean the city would have support from all major creditors for its bankruptcy exit plan.

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says there is a growing bipartisan consensus in Congress on long-term federal transportation spending.

Municipal scales tightened significantly on Tuesday morning as traders gave up hope that higher yields may be on the horizon.

Moody's Investors Service said it has upgraded Central Washington Health Services Association's (dba Central Washington Hospital (CWH)) revenue bond ratings to Baa2 from Baa3, affecting $112 million of debt issued by the Washington Health Care Facilities Authority.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.010% high rate, down from 0.015% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.040% high rate, unchanged from 0.040% the week before.

The Treasury Department said Tuesday it will sell $33 billion of four-week discount bills Wednesday.

Triet Nguyen and Chris Foster discuss their quantitative approach to munis, how they are getting cross-over investors interested in municipal bonds, and why they are looking at the military housing sector.

Expectations for median household income rose to a 16-month high of 2.9% from 2.5% in August according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's September Survey of Consumer Expectations.

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded to A2 from A1 the underlying rating on Warren City School District, Ohio's outstanding general obligation unlimited tax (GOULT) debt.

Metro-North Railroad completed construction of a $5.7 million bridge in New Hamburg, N.Y.