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10/9/2014 10/2/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 0 $0 0 $0 $0 California 9 797,050 9 302,650 494,400 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 1 3,845 1 3,845 0 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 1 2,980 0 0 2,980 Washington 6 1,049,840 6 930,420 119,420 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

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At The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance Conference, Schiff Hardin's Rick Frimmer discussed the implications of recent developments in municipal bankruptcy.

The weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dropped three basis points in the week ending Oct. 9 to 4.37%.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's administration says its plan to build a $1.5 billion privately financed toll road in partnership with Indiana remains on track with the endorsement of a key Chicago area planning committee.

Inflows into municipal mutual funds more than tripled this week.

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Puerto Rico's revenues were 2% below projections for the first quarter of the fiscal year, Puerto Rico’s Treasury reported Thursday.

Sen. Barbara Boxer wants action in the House on her proposals to revive the chronically insolvent Highway Trust Fund.

The municipal market's strength on Thursday bled into the primary and allowed the larger deals to reprice at lower yields.

Federal subsidy payments to issuers of Build America Bonds and other direct-pay bonds that are processed during fiscal 2015, which began Oct. 1, will be reduced by 7.3% under sequestration.

Illinois' fiscal 2015 budget reverses course on recent strides, relying on fiscally harmful practices like borrowing to cover operations and shorting known expenses, a local government review group warns in its new review of the spending plan.

An Alabama federal judge set a July 2015 trial date for two ex-JPMorgan bankers facing pay-to-play charges in Jefferson County's sewer deals and swaps.

Cook County, Ill. Board President Toni Preckwinkle Thursday unveiled a nearly $4 billion2015 budget for the nation's second-largest county, home of Chicago, that relies heavily on the new federal health care law to close a projected $169 million budget gap.

Texas sales tax revenue rose 7.9% in September to $2.17 billion, marking the 54th straight month of increases, but concerns about the oil and gas industry are beginning to emerge.