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The state will hold an in-person and remote investor meeting Sept. 21 before heading into the market the following week.

The state board that oversees the city's finances heard a positive assessment of the Big Apple's fiscal picture, tempered with a wary gaze into the future.

The Bond Buyer conference, held online in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic, returns in person Monday in Los Angeles for the first time since 2019.

The upgrade "reflects material strengthening of the state's financial resilience and budget management, particularly over the past two biennia," the rating agency said.

Judge Swain grants the mediation team's request for an extension until Sept. 16 and possibly longer.

The decision follows months of turmoil that left the city without an approved budget well into the new fiscal year, said Moody's analyst Douglas Goldmacher.

Outflows from municipal bond mutual funds receded as investors pulled $1.090 billion out of funds in the latest week, versus the $3.416 billion of outflows the prior week, according to Refinitiv Lipper data.

A national conference is planned for the spring to bring together states, utilities and the private entities that will own and operate the national EV charging station system.

Richmond issued $154.1 million in pension obligation bonds in a refunding that terminates swaps, ends a county intercept, and extends the final maturity.

Tollway revenue in the first half of 2022 surpassed pre-pandemic 2019 levels in five of the months.

The firms have introduced the Municipal Bond Insights, which assesses climate and community resilience and risk for the public finance sector.

The bridge loan program announced in July will spare suburban taxing bodies from having to issue tax anticipation notes to bridge a months-long delay in property tax bills going out

The Kentucky State Property and Buildings Commission deal will fund capital improvements and public projects across the state.

The Investment Company Institute reported $2.527 billion of outflows from muni bond mutual funds in the week ending Aug. 31 compared to $765 million of outflows the previous week.

Surging state revenues eased the burden of managing fixed costs, Moody's says in an examination of state liabilities based on fiscal 2021 financial reports.

The shift towards flexible and remote work as a result of COVID-19 has already begun to reshape cities, moving concentration away from the centralized business districts.

Judge Swain may approve the amended version in the next few weeks.

Ahmed's appointment comes a few months after longtime SIFMA lawyer Ira Hammerman announced he would leave the job this year.

The muni market may get a temporary boost of support this week as investors received $18 billion of maturing and called bond proceeds on Sept. 1.

The MSRB's proposal to reduce trade reporting times will harm smaller dealers who don't have the resources to automate their order flow, according to comments the Board received.