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The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education entered their Tuesday, Jan. 9 work session expecting to be wowed by the bells and whistles of the proposed $150 million bond.

S&P Global Ratings said it lowered its long-term rating on Missouri Western State University's (MWSU) series 2008, 2010B, and 2012 to BBB-plus from A-minus.

Puerto Rico bondholders will have to wait until Jan. 24 for details on how much their payments may be reduced because of hurricane devastation.

The Treasury Department said Thursday it will sell $45 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday, down from $50 billion last week.

Dawn Mangerson, senior portfolio manager at McDonnell Investment Management talks about the ramifications of the new tax legislation and articulates her concerns for municipals in 2018. Aaron Weitzman and Chip Barnett co-host.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s net assets rose about $5.1 million to $74.4M in fiscal 2017, according to audited financial statements, adding to a healthy reserve the MSRB said it needs to ensure uninterrupted operations.

Municipal bond buyers are seeing the last of this week’s big deals hit the screens on Thursday as their eyes turn to next week’s new issue slate.

Initial jobless claims rose by 11,000 to 261,000 in the Jan. 6 week, well ahead of the 245,000 level expected and above the recent trend.

Final demand PPI fell by 0.1% in December, well below the 0.2% gain expected, with an equally disappointing 0.1% decline outside of food and energy prices.

The annual revisions to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey changed numbers for most months, but the pattern remained the same, the Bank said Thursday.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers have issued a report calling for the state volume caps to be removed for private activity bonds used to help finance infrastructure projects.

Puerto Rico oversight law's constitutionality comes under fire as investors' and workers' interests intersect.

S&P Global Ratings sees a ripple effect for New Jersey local governments.

With a financing structure cemented, the first bonds for a Kansas City, Mo., convention center hotel were sold.

Eric Holcomb wants both short- and long-term strategies.

Best execution, suitability, and other areas of concern for the municipal as well as corporate markets are among FINRA regulatory and exam priorities for 2018.

Muni yields rose as much as 10 basis points, as they weakened with treasuries on concern China may stop U.S. debt purchases

Kansas schools need a $600 million infusion of additional revenue to resolve a state Supreme Court case, said Gov. Sam Brownback.

City leaders have finally decided how to fund a much-needed new police headquarters.

While the latest principles for President Trump's infrastructure plan may not be released until February, several Democrats have introduced bills for competitive grant programs for infrastructure projects.