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2/11/2014 2/4/2014 State # Iss Amount ($000) # Iss Amount ($000) Chg in Amt ($000s) Illinois 8 $85,850 13 $1,296,845 -$1,210,995 Indiana 4 19,710 4 40,365 -20,655 Iowa 7 127,760 5 112,565 15,195 Michigan 7 119,260 8 41,245 78,015 Minnesota 12 182,415 11 95,690 86,725 Missouri 1 32,650 5 67,550 -34,900 Nebraska 0 0 0 0 0 North Dakota 1 8,465 2 13,340 -4,875 Ohio 3 139,600 2 152,565 -12,965 South Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 5 27,325 10 52,765 -25,440

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Two Idaho Republican Senators are floating a proposal to repeal the state's sales tax on grocery food.

The municipal bond market moved little Tuesday even as new bonds hit the market and Janet Yellen gave her first speech as Federal Reserve chair.

Idaho's Triple-A rated enhancement lessens the impact of a one-notch downgrade by Moody's Investors Service to a southeastern Idaho school district to A2 from A1.

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Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport plans to refund $200 million of revenue bonds as it continues its $2.3 billion terminal remodeling project.

John Ruiz, an executive director and credit analyst at Morgan Stanley, died suddenly last Tuesday morning at age 53.

Puerto Rico said it would issue general obligation bonds in its upcoming sale, shifting from earlier indications that the debt would be backed by sales tax revenue.

An applicant who once wanted to be the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority's new director alleges the agency committed to projects that will cause a deficit.

The Illinois Finance Authority board gave preliminary approval to a nearly $200 million financing planned by Centegra Health System to build a new hospital far northwest of Chicago.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin wants to overhaul the state Capitol with a bond issue and the pension system with a defined contribution plan.

New Mexico plans to offer $75 million of transportation revenue bonds for projects around the state.

Hoping to avoid a state takeover, Wayne County, Mich., the junk-rated county that is home to Detroit, Tuesday unveiled a deficit elimination plan that relies on selling its wastewater treatment system.

Moody's Investors Service said it has upgraded to A1 from A2 the rating on the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority's airport improvement revenue bonds.

Harrisburg and its firefighters union agreed on concessions that will enable Pennsylvania's distressed capital to balance its budget.