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After Moody's revised Rhode Island's outlook to stable from negative, Gov. Lincoln Chafee said the state is headed in the right direction.

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced the nominations of four people to immediately fill vacancies on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents that resulted from resignations on the 15-member board.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it revised its outlook to negative from stable and affirmed its AA-minus rating on Hartford, Conn,'s general obligation bonds.

The city of Detroit rested its case in the trial to decide if its bankruptcy confirmation plan will be confirmed after Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and City Council President Brenda Jones testified that they would work to support and implement its plan of confirmation.

Oct. 7, 2014 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA+/NR 0.18 1.33 2.42 3.36 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.13 1.2 2.2 3.13 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.14 1.24 2.31 3.26 Kansas Aa1/AA+/NR 0.13 1.24 2.27 3.2 New Mexico Aaa/AA+/NR 0.13 1.21 2.24 3.18 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.14 1.27 2.31 3.25 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.2 2.2 3.09 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.17 2.12 3.04

10/6/2014 9/29/2014 State Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Arizona 3 $289,195 3 $449,250 -$160,055 Arkansas 5 40,320 7 44,560 -4,240 Colorado 5 138,255 4 195,340 -57,085 Kansas 3 22,120 2 9,200 12,920 New Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 Oklahoma 8 318,795 13 8,140 310,655 Texas 45 1,117,175 26 1,494,260 -377,085 Utah 1 20,000 2 43,495 -23,495

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Florida's East Central Regional Water Reclamation Facility expects to enter the bond market for the first time as a new credit later this month.

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Standard & Poor's has bumped Howard Young Health Care Inc. firmly into single A category with a two notch upgrade in recognition of tis strong financials and its parent's relationship with Ascension Health Alliance last year.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel vowed not to raise property, sales, or gasoline taxes to help erase $297 million of red ink in his proposed 2015 budget, set to be unveiled later this month.

An Alabama federal judge's refusal to dismiss an appeal of Jefferson County's bankruptcy plan is credit negative for sewer warrant holders, Moody's said Oct. 6.

Moody's Investors Service late Monday revised its outlook on Rhode Island to stable from negative and affirmed its Aa2 general obligation rating.

A modified barbell strategy is expected to drive duration interest in this week's primary market, based on data from last week's secondary trading activity.

The New York Liberty Development Corp. board Monday approved selling $1.78 billion in mostly tax-exempt bonds to complete 3 World Trade Center.