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McGuire Woods LLP has hired Kay McNab, a municipal finance and bank lending legal specialist, to bolster its Midwestern public finance and banking businesses.

As funding declines for road services, North Carolina has decided to allow private sponsors to pay for programs in return for advertising benefits.

Some municipal fund managers are finding it's possible to use the secondary market to help determine fair bond pricing after a drop in new issuance has limited their reliance on the primary market as a benchmark.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale's warnings about Scranton's unfunded pension liability intensify debate over state and local pension liability.

Inflows for all municipal all municipal bond funds slowed as munis slumped during the week ending Sept. 3rd.

U.S. inflationary pressures were flat in August, as the U.S. future inflation gauge remained 106.9 from the unrevised July 106.9 reading, according to data released Friday morning by the Economic Cycle Research Institute.

Detroit's first witness in its bankruptcy trial, CFO John Hill, testified that the city's confirmation plan would mean more money for the struggling city but that meeting some of the revenue targets could be difficult.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual International Trade June: -$40.8B July: -$42.2B July: -$40.5B Initial Jobless Claims 8/23: 298,000 8/30: 300,000 8/30: 302,000 Continuing Claims 8/16: 2.528M 8/23: 2.510M 8/23: 2.464M Productivity Q1: -4.5% Q2: +2.5% Q2: +2.3% Unit Labor Costs Q1: +11.6% Q2: +0.6% Q2: -0.1% ISM Non-Manufacturing July: 58.7 Aug.: 57.6 Aug.: 59.6

Sep. 5, 2014 Far West: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Alaska Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.12 1.12 2.15 3.1 California A1/A/A+ 0.14 1.16 2.35 3.46 Hawaii Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.13 1.2 2.31 3.3 Idaho Aa1/AA+/NR 0.12 1.22 2.34 3.32 Montana Aa1/AA/AA+ 0.12 1.2 2.34 3.32 Nevada Aa2/AA/AA+ 0.15 1.22 2.34 3.35 Oregon Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.12 1.13 2.23 3.19 Washington Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.13 1.2 2.34 3.32 Wyoming NR/AAA/NR 0.12 1.2 2.24 3.2

9/4/2014 8/28/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000) Alaska 1 $78,420 1 $78,420 $0 California 12 666,245 8 454,440 211,805 Hawaii 0 0 0 0 0 Idaho 2 6,110 1 3,845 2,265 Montana 0 0 0 0 0 Nevada 0 0 1 24,100 -24,100 Oregon 2 175,185 2 175,185 0 Washington 7 736,208 2 43,093 693,115 Wyoming 0 0 0 0 0

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Inflows or all municipal all municipal bond funds moderately declined during the municipal bond sell-off the week ending September 3rd.

The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes were mixed for the week ending Sept 4.

The New York Times is reporting that AlixPartners will lead the restructuring of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.

Two key members of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives have proposed significant changes to Puerto Rico's tax system.

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