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Daily report for June 4, 2025

"We're going to get a lot of price discovery with the big deals, a large number of deals, and then a lot of cash to put to work," said Whitney Fitts of Appleton Partners.

BlackRock Inc. was removed from Texas' blacklist of companies that "boycott" fossil fuels, ending a three-year standoff over the firm's environmental policies.

A legislative office predicted the tax cut package would lead to a loss of $500 million a year rather than be revenue neutral.

The Illinois General Assembly sent Chicago transit agencies closer to the fiscal cliff, adjourning without sending a funding bill to Gov. JB Pritzker.

The longtime muni bond strategist left Wells Fargo earlier this year.

The American Association of Port Authorities is pushing back at the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act over plans to curtail two key grant programs vital to the maritime sector.

Colorado's largest water utility is prohibited from expanding Gross Reservoir, but can continue construction on Gross Dam, according to the ruling.

The twin Transportation Corridor Agencies issuers in Orange County, California, received Fitch Ratings upgrades for fiscal prudence and bond buydowns.

Michael Bronstein is the president of the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp, or ATACH, which promotes the expansion and protection of legal sales of cannabis and hemp for industrial, medical and adult use.

Terry Mendez is the CEO of Safe Harbor Financial, a fintech facilitating financial services and credit facilities to the regulated cannabis industry.

The SEC charged two entities with violating federal securities laws by advising clients on municipal bonds without properly registering as municipal advisors.

The Delta Center hockey and basketball venue will be renovated with proceeds from the $900 million Downtown Revitalization Public Infrastructure District deal.

Daily report for June 3, 2025

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