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Monday morning's activity in the primary and secondary was slow as traders were hopeful for a heavy calendar week.

A court ruling striking down a vote by hoteliers approving a bed tax for a planned San Diego convention center expansion demonstrates the power of Proposition 13, Fitch Ratings said in a report.

City, state, and school officials gathered Friday to celebrate San Jose, Calif. and Santa Clara Unified School District's joint $80 million purchase of state-owned land.

With the future of the Windstorm Insurance Association in doubt, Texas is preparing to issue $500 million for the program that protects property owners in the coastal region.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were mixed, as the three-months incurred a 0.015% high rate, down from 0.020% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 0.045% high rate, unchanged from 0.045% the week before.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $30 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Two ex-JPMorgan bankers shouldn't be allowed to give statements six years after taking the Fifth Amendment in the Jefferson County, Ala., sewer bond and swap case, the SEC says.

The increase in income inequality in the U.S. is weighing on state tax revenue nationwide, contributing to a reduction in revenue for some states and a volatile collection picture for others, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said.

Standard & Poor's has put the ratings of two double-A level not-for-profit health systems in Illinois, Advocate and NorthShore, on Credit Watch with positive credit implications following their announcement to join forces.

Detroit and Syncora Guarantee Inc. said Monday they've reached a final settlement that is expected to accelerate the city's exit from the largest municipal bankruptcy in the U.S.

Massachusetts begins a three-day retail order period for $350 million of general obligation environmental green bonds in a week in which it also has a $330 million GO refunding on the calendar.

Industrial production inched down 0.1% in August, the Federal Reserve reported Monday.

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed conditions "expanded at a robust pace for New York manufacturers," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday as the general business conditions index soared to "a multiyear high" of 27.54 in September from 14.69 in August.

Bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. asked the federal court to delay the Detroit bankruptcy trial for at least a week to give it time to prepare new legal strategy in light of the city's proposed settlement with Syncora Guarantee Inc.

Sep. 15, 2014 Northeast: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Connecticut Aa3/AA/AA 0.16 1.3 2.52 3.44 Delaware Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.12 1.14 2.22 3.15 Maine Aa2/AA/AA 0.14 1.17 2.28 3.26 Maryland Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.13 1.15 2.24 3.16 Massachusetts Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.14 1.19 2.34 3.34 New Hampshire Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.13 1.2 2.33 3.26 New Jersey Aa3/AA+/AA+ 0.23 1.48 2.63 3.58 New York Aa2/AA/AA 0.13 1.17 2.3 3.32 Pennsylvania Aa2/AA/AA 0.15 1.31 2.51 3.43 Rhode Island Aa2/AA/AA 0.17 1.35 2.55 3.52 Vermont Aaa/AA+/AAA 0.13 1.2 2.29 3.21 Dist. of Columbia Aa2/A+/AA+ 0.15 1.26 2.45 3.42 Puerto Rico Baa3/BB+/BBB- 7.78 8.85 8.23 7.31

9/12/2014 9/5/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000s) # Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Connecticut 0 $0 0 $0 $0 Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 Maine 0 0 0 0 0 Maryland 3 287,265 4 160,465 126,800 Massachusetts 8 495,104 5 110,317 384,787 New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 New Jersey 8 352,217 7 107,015 245,202 New York 8 2,406,548 14 182,798 2,223,750 Pennsylvania 9 476,645 4 297,800 178,845 Rhode Island 1 593,655 1 593,655 0 Vermont 1 69,000 0 0 69,000 District of Columbia 0 0 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0

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