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New York City reached a tentative contract agreement with school safety agents and special officers, said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The Pennsylvania Municipal League recognized Lancaster as the first community to receive sustainable Pennsylvania community certification under the league's new statewide program.

An expected swell in the volume of current refundings in the fourth quarter will be a welcome arrival even if it doesn't cure the market's prolonged imbalance, analysts say.

The consortium building the $2.3 billion Interstate 4 project in central Florida says bank and federal loans are cheaper than bonds for the state's largest public-private partnership project.

Traders found value in the state of Maryland's intermediate duration maturities during trading Wednesday morning amid heavy interest in the short end of the curve as evidenced through Tuesday's $5.4 billion Texas note deal.

The Treasury Department auctioned $35 billion of five-year notes, with a 1 5/8% coupon, a 1.646% high yield, a price of 99.899634.

The Harrisburg, Pa., City Council requested Dauphin County Commissioners to suspend transfer of funds from hotel tax revenues to the National Civil War Museum.

The authority's forbearance arrangements with creditors reinforce banks' claims of priority over bondholders in getting repayment and make it more difficult for bondholders to force increases in PREPA rates.

The Treasury Department Wednesday auctioned $13 billion of one-year 11-month floating rate notes with a high discount margin of 0.055%, at a 0.070% spread, a price of 100.029221.

Harrisburg, Pa., Mayor Eric Papenfuse said the scandal surrounding city Treasurer John Campbell's alleged theft from a nonprofit does not extend to city finances.

Los Angeles Unified School District officials issued a statement Tuesday saying the district still plans to put an electronic tablet in the hands of every student after scrapping its original contract for iPads and software after questions were raised about the procurement.

Investors are divided over how the $160.9 million Austin, Texas, deal scheduled for Wednesday will be impacted by the $5.4 billion Texas tax and revenue anticipation note sale.

Indicator Last Report Forecast Actual Durable Goods June: +2.7% July: +6.9% July: +22.6% Durable Goods ex-trans June: +3.0% July: +0.6% July: -0.8% Consumer Confidence July: 90.3 Aug.: 89.0 Aug.: 92.4

Aug. 27, 2014 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois A3/A+/A+ 0.81 2.46 3.84 4.72 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.11 1.17 2.26 3.24 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.11 1.18 2.26 3.24 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 0.14 1.25 2.4 3.41 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.11 1.13 2.19 3.13 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.11 1.12 2.17 3.15 Nebraska NR/AAA/AA+ 0.11 1.19 2.34 3.32 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.12 1.21 2.32 3.3 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.12 1.16 2.28 3.27 South Dakota NR/AA+/NR 0.12 1.22 2.36 3.35 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.12 1.2 2.31 3.32

8/26/2014 8/19/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 10 $71,785 6 $50,750 $21,035 Indiana 8 164,480 5 42,275 122,205 Iowa 2 11,925 4 42,445 -30,520 Michigan 4 134,460 5 76,940 57,520 Minnesota 12 98,390 13 108,160 -9,770 Missouri 3 45,315 2 15,180 30,135 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 0 0 4 7,790 -7,790 Ohio 4 95,500 12 193,850 -98,350 South Dakota 0 0 1 13,860 -13,860 Wisconsin 12 87,100 18 88,945 -1,845

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