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The University of Michigan's preliminary August consumer sentiment index reading was 97.6, compared to the final July 93.4, and the preliminary July 93.1, according to market sources.

Muni traders on Friday are looking ahead to next week’s lighter new issue slate, which will be dominated by a note deal, rather than a bond sale.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will join European Central Bank President Mario Draghi in Jackson Hole, Wyo., next week, setting the stage for a potentially revealing debate over the common challenges facing the world’s two most powerful central banks.

The council, which was still being formed, would have advised Trump on his plan to spend as much as $1 trillion upgrading roads, bridges and other public works.

In the week ended Aug. 17, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index was steady at 4.01% from the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

Top-rated municipal bonds ended mixed on Thursday, traders said, as the last big deals of the week came to market.

The nonpartisan watchdog calls for a labor-management committee to explore cost-cutting

Illinois' school aid logjam may hurt the ratings of some vulnerable districts in the coming months, Moody's said.

The SEC's query followed the start of an audit that led the IRS to find the bonds were taxable.

The $358 million deal saw net present value savings of 9.46%, among the highest the state has seen.

The Terre Haute, Ind., Board of Sanitary Commissioners on Tuesday approved resolutions to continue a financing process to issue up to $85 million for the second phase of a combined sewer overflow project.

The California WaterFix could pressure some utilities, Fitch said.

Schools in the Sedro-Woolley School District will get some upgrades if the district moves forward with a $79.1 million bond proposal that would pay for work at every school in the district.

Health care giant University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plans to spend $235 million in the Harrisburg, York and Lancaster areas in 2018. Much of it would go toward a new hospital in York, with some also spent at three other midstate hospitals.

The IRS has closed another audit of jail bonds after they were converted to taxable.

Musser will concentrate on public finance, governmental law, procurement and construction.

New Jersey lawmakers are seeking to borrow hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade vocational-technical schools to meet a statewide shortage of middle-skilled workers.

The Pottsboro Independent School District's board of trustees gave its seal of approval Tuesday night on a $54.7 million bond package meant to update many of the district's facilities.

As he started to present his ideas about the new capital plan for Phenix City Schools, superintendent Randy Wilkes cautioned the school board.

Pay-for-Success financing, advanced evaluation models, and impact investing are some of the innovations needed to pay for critical U.S. infrastructure needs.