Capital markets

Moody's Investors Service placed 29 cities and school districts on review for downgrade.

Treasurer John Chiang extended his office's sanctions against the firm for a second year.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Assured Guaranty retained their positions in third-quarter rankings, while Build America Mutual rebounded from a stint on negative credit watch to capture its typical market share.

S&P lowered its outlook to negative, citing constraints from the four-month impasse.

The short-term lifeline will enable the commonwealth to make Medicaid payments while it will lacks a revenue plan.

The primary muni market is set for nearly $10 billion in weekly volume, as deals from Illinois, New York and California dominate the calendar.

The prairie state plans $6 billion of general obligation borrowing over the next two weeks, offerings expected to lure investors with unusually rich yields for a sovereign state credit.

The city is looking for banks to lead a tender offer and refunding of bonds issued as part of its bankruptcy exit.

The law provides increased revenue-raising flexibility for storm water management.

UBS Wealth Management Americas continues to fill out its re-emerging public finance practice, adding three more new-hires in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York.

The county must move to replace the lost revenue, the rating agency says.

The commonwealth will also issue GANs and commonwealth transportation fund revenue bonds in November.

The $361 million student housing complex achieved less than half of its expected occupancy in its first year.

Fitch raised Lambert airport's rating as the city awaits financial advisory proposals on privatization

The securitization bond program is up for council vote this week, with plans to reach the market by late November.

The governor said the lease agreement could provide $200 million up front for the cash-strapped state.

The state will sell $1.5 billion of GOs competitively on Oct. 17.

The state Supreme Court ruled that the Kansas school funding system is inadequate.

Honolulu rail project sees positive credit outlook from Moody's

Bank of America Merrill Lynch held its No. 1 ranking among municipal underwriters as the biggest firms battled for deals in a shrinking market for new issuance.