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Federal Reserve Governor Daniel Tarullo said central bankers must preserve the option of using interest rates to lean against dangerous financial bubbles even as they strengthen supervisory tools to curtail systemic risk.

Yields on municipal bonds fell Tuesday afternoon as a few of the week's bigger deals came to the market.

Lakeland, Fla.-based Holland & Knight launched the Georgia Public Finance Initiative and selected two attorneys to expand its practice in the Peach state.

Pennsylvania's Department of Transportation is exploring a P3 project to redevelop 11 Amtrak stations along the Harrisburg-to-Philadelphia corridor.

The first segment of a new $5.7 billion rail line extension of the Washington Metrorail system to Dulles International Airport needs more work before it can handle passengers, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said Monday.

Midwestern volume dwindled by 18.1 % in 2013 to $59.1 billion from nearly $72.2 billion a year earlier as rising interest rates sapped refunding opportunities and lackluster new-money issuance did little to offset the drop.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has proposed a supervision rule for municipal advisors that would subject all MAs to an oversight responsibility similar to what dealers and dealer-affiliated advisors have under existing rules.

The federal judge overseeing Detroit's bankruptcy case denied a request from major creditors, led by bond insurers, to slow down the city's fast-track schedule for approval of key bankruptcy documents.

Fifteen percent of the 2014 state of the state speeches delivered before this week included bonds as a theme, according to a report from Loop Capital Markets.

Feb. 25, 2014 Southwest: Plain/Insured GO Yield Curve* State Ratings One-Year Five-Year 10-Year 30-Year Arizona Aa3/AA+/NR 0.27 1.33 2.82 4.16 Arkansas Aa1/AA/NR 0.17 1.14 2.6 3.94 Colorado Aa1/AA/NR 0.19 1.22 2.72 4.09 Kansas Aa1/AA+/NR 0.17 1.12 2.61 3.98 New Mexico Aaa/AA+/NR 0.17 1.12 2.62 3.98 Oklahoma Aa2/AA+/AA+ 0.19 1.23 2.72 4.08 Texas Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.17 1.1 2.54 3.93 Utah Aaa/AAA/AAA 0.17 1.08 2.5 3.84

2/24/2014 2/17/2014 State Amount ($000s) Iss Amount ($000s) Chg in Amt ($000s) Arizona 3 $40,970 2 $36,970 $4,000 Arkansas 4 83,175 6 61,165 22,010 Colorado 4 74,265 4 63,380 10,885 Kansas 2 3,560 2 6,955 -3,395 New Mexico 3 92,195 2 17,500 74,695 Oklahoma 22 139,165 10 38,395 100,770 Texas 38 920,304 30 1,895,669 -975,365 Utah 1 90,000 0 0 90,000

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Tuesday, February 25 Issuer St Description Amount

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Week Of February 24 Issuer St Description Amount

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With issuance in the municipal marketplace at its lowest since 2011, investors are increasingly looking to the planned deal by the government of Puerto Rico for relief.

Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan is solidifying its national public finance presence with new public finance partner Susan Pease Langford.

Nassau County, N.Y., faces significant one-time and recurring expenses due to a recent court decision that Moody's Investors Service says is a credit negative.