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Robust issuance this year has contributed to muni underperformance relative to other asset classes, but it also has "improved after-tax relative value for investors in higher tax brackets," said Sam Weitzman of Western Asset.
December 4
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Race and sex-based preferences were removed from the state's Historically Underutilized Business program, which will focus exclusively on veteran-owned firms.
December 4
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As South Dakota becomes the latest Midwest state to consider property tax reform, some officials are scrutinizing school districts more closely.
December 4
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Dozens of lawmakers are bailing out of Congress before the midterm elections adding new wrinkles to the fading possibility of a second budget reconciliation which could require revenue raisers detrimental to the muni market.
December 4
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The Local Government Commission approved bonds for Raleigh, Duke University Health System and Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community.
December 4
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The roster change comes as the powerful committee tackles the next surface reauthorization bill.
December 4
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"The Nominating Committee's goal is to achieve broad representation of the municipal securities market on the MSRB Board of Directors," the committee's chair said.
December 4
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The revenue bonds will fund highway improvements expected to spur economic development in West Alabama.
December 4
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The muni market is dealing with elevated supply this week and secondary flows have "reacted in tandem," said Kim Olsan, senior fixed income portfolio manager at NewSquare Capital.
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Fortress Investment Group bought the property in 2021 after it was largely destroyed by Hurricanes Irma and Maria and financed a major renovation that featured reinforcement standards designed to protect against a category 5 hurricane.
December 3
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After selling $260 million of voter-approved bonds for the project, county officials are eyeing a sales tax ballot measure in 2026 to cover the higher cost.
December 3
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The U.S. and California economies will slow in early 2026, only to recover later in the year, according to the forecast.
December 3
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"The county will file an appeal," Suffolk County said in the Dec. 1 EMMA filing.
December 3
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The county treasurer's new report describing large hikes in Chicago residential tax bills effectively takes property tax hikes off the table for the city.
December 3
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The transaction, which supports the Navajo community in Ganado, Arizona, represents a major landmark in furthering Native American health care infrastructure, overcoming hurdles tribal governments typically face in issuing municipal debt to open a replicable path to market other indigenous health systems can follow.
December 2
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This movement comes on the heels of muni yields remaining relatively unchanged throughout November.
December 2
