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Tax reform legislation will be front and center this week, snatching the market’s attention as Congress moves ahead with measures that will change the bond marketplace in the near- and long-term. Both the House and Senate are taking up muni proposals that will directly impact issuers, underwriters and bond buyers.

Nearly $23 billion worth of bonds are on ballots in Tuesday’s election, which could fuel 2018 issuance.

The Northeast Women in Public Finance will present this year's Freda Johnson Award for Trailblazing Women in Public Finance to Carole Brown and Julie Morrone at The Bond Buyer's Deal of the Year ceremony on Dec. 6 in New York City.

The Federal Open Market Committee meets in Washington this week amid uncertainty over who will lead the Central Bank. What do higher interest rates and a possible new Fed head this mean for the municipal bond market going forward?

In what’s easily the largest deal of the year, Illinois is set to come to market with $4.5 billion of general obligation bonds that will help pay down a bill backlog that’s around $15 billion. The lowest-rated U.S. state has momentum going its way after last week’s successful $1.5 billion competitive GO sales -- and Illinois is hoping that success spills over into this week’s negotiated offering.

The primary market is getting something it has been seeking for a while, with $10 billion of new supply on the docket. The New York City Transitional Finance Authority, California and Illinois are set to bring almost half of the week's supply.

As Illinois’ Cook County looks set to repeal its unpopular penny-an-ounce sweetened beverage tax, cities and states around the country that have pondered such a revenue-raiser are looking at what this could mean.

Meet the 28 bright, young individuals that make The Bond Buyer's second class of Rising Stars.

Senior Vice President, Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co.

Senior Vice President, Municipal Finance, Drexel Hamilton

Director, Public Finance, Western Region, Assured Guaranty

Finance Specialist III, Los Angeles City Administrative Office

Vice President, Fundamental Credit Opportunities

Director, Hilltop Securities

Senior Vice President-Head of Muni Finance Credit Risk Management, Dexia Credit Local

Senior Director, Head of Municipal Research and Sector Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Nuveen - TIAA Investments

Treasurer, City of Chicago

Director and Co-Head of Midwest Practice, Barclays

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Director, Public Financial Management