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The municipal market is grinding to a halt, as the long holiday weekend approaches, and market technicals are strong and should remain that way once everyone returns.

Respondents to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's monthly manufacturing survey reported stronger activity and optimism, while prices were little changed at high levels.

The strategy could save the commonwealth roughly $300 million when compounded over 20 years, said state Treasurer Joe Torsella.

The covenant commits the state to four financial-restraint measures that lawmakers passed.

Home resales fell by 2.5% in April to an annual rate of 5.46 million, below expectations for a small decline to a 5.58 million pace.

How an approach of having a continuity of rating over the cycle provides some stability in Fitch's approach to the state sector. Managing Director Laura Porter is our guest. John Hallacy is host.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by 11,000 to 234,000 in the May 19 week, well above the 220,000 level expected by analysts.

Scarcity mixed with strong demand and Fed announcements on rates and inflation helped munis outperform most fixed-income assets so far this year.

The Oversight Board's executive director said the budget's future is linked to government introduction of at-will employment law.

Veteran banker Michael Placencia will lead the firm's transportation and infrastructure efforts.

The IRS notice warns that federal law, not state law, controls how payments for federal income tax purposes are characterized.

Officials say the cost estimate for what New York City Transit president Andy Byford called "a full overhaul" is a work in progress.

Municipal bonds were stronger in late trading as West Virginia and the Regents of the University of California came to market.

The Long Island county named Frank Zarb to lead a task force aimed at tackling the county’s long-term budget challenges.

The investment bank attributed the exit of 15 from the public finance team to market conditions and a strategic review.

Muni market groups got a long-awaited win when the House passed banking legislation classifying certain munis as high-quality liquid assets, even if it wasn't as big a win as hoped.

Water, wastewater, and securitization deals, and possibly an O'Hare airport sale, are still to come from Chicago this year.

Federal Reserve officials said the economic outlook warranted another interest-rate hike “soon” and signaled they would welcome a modest overshoot of their 2% inflation target, indicating they're in no rush to tighten more aggressively.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session as several big deals hit the market.

The Walton Family Foundation provided seed funds to create two “innovative” financing vehicles for charter school facilities.