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Last year, 23 active ETFs launched along with nine passive ones. While the first quarter of the year bucks that trend as one active ETF launched compared to three passive ones, things could change the rest of the year, analysts say.

Fitch Ratings on Monday echoed a prior move by Moody's Ratings to revise the state's outlook to negative.

Muni advocates are watching Congress move towards a second reconciliation bill that may not require any provisions that pay for funding DHS, and the possibility of a third, tax-focused bill.

Veteran public finance banker Shawn Dralle has joined Los Angeles County as assistant-treasurer tax collector.

With no rate change expected, analysts look at Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh and how investors should position.

While moratoriums on artificial intelligence hubs and public pushback against data centers dominate the news, more than 800 Midwest communities have approved major data centers, with Illinois as a growing hotspot with 229 sites.

Three universities in the Northeast found a market for their bonds despite larger headwinds for the higher education sector in the region.

Report for April 27, 2026

While the state is most concerned about stopping the fires, credit rating agencies are monitoring the situation.

"What the market's really trying to figure out is what that Warsh regime is going to mean," said Tom Kozlik of HilltopSecurities. "Folks are really trying to position their mindsets, position their portfolios."

The Wall Street banks targeted in the rate-rigging lawsuit wanted the top court to overturn class certification.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is looking for proposals that leverage public private partnerships to solve traffic bottlenecks through the use of tolled express lanes .

"Investors typically start positioning for heavy summer redemptions in summer, so the market typically performs well enough through the first half of June and we do not believe that this year will be any different," Barclays strategists said.

The state's expectation of a deficit in the coming biennium budget was cited in the outlook revision.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro said in a social media post Friday morning that the Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, clearing a path for Kevin Warsh to be confirmed as Powell's replacement.

Jay Leno, longtime comedian, TV host and car enthusiast, promoted an upcoming municipal bond deal in a video for Hollywood Burbank Airport.

"Retiring these terms eliminates unnecessary ambiguities associated with their use in MSRB rules," MSRB Board Vice Chair Wendell Gaertner said.

Researchers examined more than 580,000 municipal bond issues and say the data shows communities with higher wildfire risk pay higher interest rates.

Report for April 24, 2026