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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.

The Penn. requirement that the Philadelphia School District's teachers pay 5%, 10% or 13% of their healthcare premiums is a credit positive for the district, Moody's Investors Service said.

Public infrastructure agencies need to aware of the long-term credit risks before issuing 100-year bonds, Moody's warns in new report.

While younger investors are often risk-takers seeking high returns in the fast-paced equity market, owning municipal bonds can be an important part of a young entrepreneur's investment portfolio, municipal strategists said.

The evolving understanding of climate change poses challenges in evaluating and disclosing municipal securities risk, said panelists at The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance Conference.

The cyber consultant who discovered that Cutwater Asset Management's server for its local government investment pool clients was not secure, says this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The $450 million L.A. Water and Power deal benefited from the municipal market’s strength on Thursday, and yields were lowered during the bonds institutional sale.

The Treasury Department said it will auction $25 billion year bills on Oct. 15.

Months after the municipal advisor registration rule's final effective date, there is still considerable confusion among both regulated entities and issuers about what the new regulations require.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will auction $24 billion 91-day bills and $27 billion 182-day discount bills Tuesday.

Georgia officials and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wednesday signed the paperwork enabling the state to use bond proceeds to begin long-awaited work on the $706 million Port of Savannah harbor expansion.

The market is expected to warmly receive the California State Public Works Board's $254 million lease revenue bond deal.

Hartford Treasurer Adam Cloud said two negative bond-rating actions already this month could serve as wakeup calls in Connecticut's capital.

Muni investors will have their pick of California bonds coming to market in the primary on Thursday.

Oct. 9, 2014 Southeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alabama Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.13 1.17 2.15 3.09 Florida Aa1/AAA/AAA 0.14 1.23 2.22 3.17 Georgia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.17 2.09 2.98 Kentucky Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.26 2.3 3.22 Louisiana Aa2/AA/AA 0.14 1.24 2.26 3.16 Mississippi Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.15 1.25 2.28 3.18 North Carolina Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.17 2.09 2.98 South Carolina Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.13 1.18 2.13 3.02 Tennessee Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.13 1.18 2.13 3.01 Virginia Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.16 2.08 2.97 West Virginia Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.14 1.25 2.29 3.2

10/8/2014 10/1/2014 State Iss Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 Florida 6 119,750 4 294,790 -175,040 Georgia 6 218,735 2 24,260 194,475 Kentucky 4 44,770 3 46,670 -1,900 Louisiana 1 30,000 2 123,500 -93,500 Mississippi 1 8,755 2 10,015 -1,260 North Carolina 1 98,805 1 5,500 93,305 South Carolina 2 35,210 2 68,695 -33,485 Tennessee 2 23,400 7 143,650 -120,250 Virginia 4 463,390 2 244,560 218,830 West Virginia 0 0 0 0 0

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