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An arbitration decision against the tribe in connection with a revenue-sharing agreement is good for the city, according to Moody’s.

A trader said lack of follow-through on long new issues continued to plague the market as the weekly calendar shrank to $5B of issuance.

The legislation would leverages $8 billion in federal investment into $226 billion worth of bond authority over the next 10 years.

Hilltop Securities, the Southwest region's top financial advisor, is hiring and restructuring management two years after a difficult merger with Southwest Securities.

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo submitted a $9.9 billion fiscal 2020 plan to lawmakers, which anticipates $6.5 million from the legalization of recreational marijuana.

The municipal bond market is prepping for around $5 billion of new issuance in the upcoming holiday-shortened week.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain elicited little discussion of the substantive objections to the proposed settlement and plan of adjustment for $17.6 billion of bonds.

Public housing and a raft of social service programs are at serious risk with a continued federal government shutdown, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, climbed to 4.09% from 4.08% the week before.

Indian River County filed an appeal and a new lawsuit against the private owners of Brightline.

Two lone deals priced on Thursday to close out new issuance for the week.

Janet Mills authorized voter-approved senior housing bonds that were held up for three years by predecessor Paul LePage.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is interested in a similar structure for a pension obligation bond.

A few remaining municipal bond deals hit screens on Thursday to wind down the week's issuance.

Altscher, a partner at Miles & Stockbridge in Baltimore for almost 40 years, was considered by his peers to be one of the nation’s top municipal finance tax lawyers.

Honolulu plans to price $250 million in GOs for the 20-mile-long elevated rail project.

The Bond Buyer gives its listeners two podcasts in one today. First, Gary Siegel talks about what the Federal Reserve may be doing for the rest of the year. Second, Luis Maizel of LM Capital focuses in on what's important for the fixed income sector in 2019. Chip Barnett hosts.

California's Governor and San Diego's mayor launch separate efforts to combat housing crisis

The primary municipal market chugged along on Wednesday, as the two biggest deals of the week priced.

Completion of a replacement Tappan Zee Bridge with debt levels kept in check triggered upgrades to New York State Thruway Authority bonds.