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Desert Hot Springs, Calif., is embroiled in a lawsuit with its police union stemming from a decision to slash police salaries to avert a fiscal crisis and possible return to bankruptcy.

Apr. 9, 2014 Midwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Illinois A3/A+/A+ 0.32 2.08 3.61 4.78 Indiana Aaa/AAA/AA+ 0.15 1.34 2.6 3.74 Iowa Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.15 1.35 2.59 3.73 Michigan Aa2/AA/AA 0.22 1.51 2.81 3.96 Minnesota Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.15 1.32 2.54 3.67 Missouri Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.15 1.28 2.47 3.61 Nebraska NR/AAA/AA+ 0.17 1.41 2.68 3.81 North Dakota Aa1/AA+/NR 0.17 1.38 2.62 3.78 Ohio Aa1/AA+/AA+ 0.17 1.42 2.69 3.83 South Dakota NR/AA+/NR 0.17 1.41 2.7 3.84 Wisconsin Aa2/AA/AA 0.16 1.4 2.69 3.83

4/8/2014 4/1/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 9 $304,810 9 $55,915 $248,895 Indiana 10 92,160 5 28,930 63,230 Iowa 13 200,100 13 234,090 -33,990 Michigan 3 90,700 5 417,725 -327,025 Minnesota 15 141,920 8 93,480 48,440 Missouri 2 9,845 1 1,665 8,180 Nebraska 0 0 1 120,000 -120,000 North Dakota 7 87,195 1 550 86,645 Ohio 4 85,000 6 157,180 -72,180 South Dakota 3 45,680 3 45,680 0 Wisconsin 20 92,215 16 100,350 -8,135

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The Illinois Legislature approved legislation overhauling two of Chicago's four troubled pension funds after Mayor Rahm Emanuel bowed to critics' concerns and yanked language that mandated property tax hikes.

Standard & Poor's upgraded Broome County, N.Y. to A-plus from A, citing strong budget performance and very strong liquidity.

Municipal bond yields were steady Tuesday as the week's biggest deal came to market..

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio named Jacques Jiha finance commissioner.

Carlsbad, N.M., plans to build four elementary schools with proceeds from a $30 million bond issue.

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The PFM Group announced Tuesday that it is developing its K-12 education practice in California with three new hires in its San Francisco office.

A majority of Oklahomans favor and end to tax breaks for horizontal oil and gas drilling, a new poll finds.

Individual orders for the University of Connecticut UConn 2000 bond sale exceeded $168 million, which officials said was the highest level in the program's 18 years.

The regulatory framework should be simplified and transparency increased, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President and Chief Executive Officer Charles I. Plosser said Tuesday.

Voters in Anchorage, Alaska approved the issuance of more than $80 million of general obligation bonds for various capital improvements throughout the city, according to unofficial election results.