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Munis were largely unchanged this week and tax-exempts continue to be "quite unattractive" at current levels, said Barclays strategists led by Mikhail Foux.

Wells Fargo Securities will price for the Chicago Transit Authority $575 million of first and second lien sales tax receipts bonds on Thursday, Feb. 5.

"MSRB is committed to ensuring our regulatory framework keeps pace with an evolving market," MSRB Board Chair Natasha Holiday said.

Mayors across the country are taking closer looks at data center deals as a way to pay for the infrastructure they require.

The District of Columbia deals will bring a mix of new money and refunding bonds with a variable-rate component.

Analysts were pleased that a known quantity with bona fides was the pick, but Warsh may bring about changes in the Fed that have some concerned.

"These municipal bond schemes improperly divert new issue bonds to bad actors at the expense of bona fide retail investors," FINRA's Meghan Ferguson said.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed a statewide sales tax as part of his plan to deal with a budget deficit brought on by declining oil revenues.

Over the past five years, January has seen a relatively stable market tone, said Jeff Timlin, managing partner and head of municipal bond investing at Sage Advisory.

The nearly $1 trillion of Medicaid cuts are expected to mean that 11.8 million Americans will lose their health insurance by 2034.

Campbellsville University "shares many of the characteristics of schools that are struggling" in higher education, said Lisa Washburn of Municipal Market Analytics.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton uses the Federal Reserve's latest Flow of Funds data to show how households still dominate municipal bond ownership even as ETFs surge and banks and insurance companies trim exposure, reshaping muni demand heading into 2026.

The move comes after Janney shuttered its public finance business in December.

The governor, in the final year of his term, asked lawmakers to approve reforms that would fix the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority's balance sheet.

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After voters rejected a 2019 bond proposal, Michigan's Dearborn Public Schools is mulling a possible $500 million, $1 billion or $1.5 billion bond this year.

"Markets are reading this as a strategic pause, not a policy shift," said Gina Bolvin, president of Bolvin Wealth Management Group.

The rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey is well underway, but the project can't continue without federal funds the adminstration has choked off.

Addison is the sixth of Dallas Area Rapid Transit's 13 member cities where voters will decide in May whether to drop out of the agency.

Democrats said they've paused negotiations until the administration relaxes its anti-clean energy stance.