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With the advance refunding of tax-exempt munis still off the table, issuers are using existing market conditions to shed Build America Bonds and realize debt service savings through tender offers.

North Carolina's triple-A ratings were affirmed ahead of plans to sell up to $506 million in general obligation and limited obligation bonds.

The tax-exempt market is expected to be "biased higher" in the coming weeks and months as the expected heavy pace of issuance this month will not be as "oppressive" as feared, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.

The city is gearing up to sell $252 million of general obligation bonds this year and $1.5 billion of revenue bonds in 2026 for a convention center project.

The Cleveland City Council will decide whether to approve a deal struck by Mayor Justin Bibb with Haslam Sports Group, owners of the NFL's Cleveland Browns.

92% of the holders or insurers of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bonds reportedly now oppose the Oversight Board's proposed restructuring deal.

"I've never seen this level of hand wringing at the issuer level," said Matt Boles, managing director at RBC Capital Markets.

Higher interest rates are keeping arbitrage on the playing field as issuers try to play by the rules and still come out ahead.

Brandon Johnson released his $16.6 billion 2026 budget last week. The budget calls for new revenue sources, but avoids property tax hikes.

Prior to Dimensional's approval, only Vanguard held a patent to the ETF-as-a-share-class structure, but the patent expired in 2023.

The first part of exclusive research from The Bond Buyer finds that most industry optimists say funding needs will be met sometime after 2035.

Yakym praised the successful effort to preserve the tax exemption throughout One Big Beautiful Bill negotiations and encouraged market advocates to keep lobbying lawmakers.

Demand may strengthen as "investors anticipate the Federal Reserve's likely path of rate cuts, which would drive yields even lower," said Tom Kozlik, managing director and head of public policy and municipal strategy at HilltopSecurities.

This will be Charvel's second stint as the city's CFO.

Cities are responding to a state directive to remove symbols on crosswalks and other so-called distractions or risk losing state and federal funding.

The bonds are rated A-plus by three ratings agencies and are expected to have serial maturities from 2026 to 2055.

"The story remains the same: solid demand is more than enough to take down the sizable new issue supply," said Daryl Clements, a portfolio manager at AllianceBernstein.

Its triple-A bonds have recovered after cheapening earlier this year under a pressure campaign from the Trump administration.

The Roosevelt Institute rolled out a new report on munis revealing the latest trends in public finance along with critiques and recommendations for alternative ways to fund infrastructure.

The county agreed to pay an additional $828 million to victims of childhood sexual abuse who sued under a 2019 state law that raised the statute of limitations for such cases.