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Michael Zezas, municipal strategist at Morgan Stanley, explains why investors should hold on to and continue to invest in munis and looks at how munis affect federalism. John Hallacy hosts.

The West Virginia School Building Authority's board approved Monday selling up to $48 million in bonds, which the SBA's finance director says are planned to be the agency's last taking on of bond debt to generate new revenue.

The authority is selling revenue variable rate refunding bonds.

The collapse of the pedestrian bridge in Florida and resulting focus on its federal funding shouldn't impact the TIGER program, transit officials said.

This week's miniature muni slate of under $3 billion means deals should have little trouble attracting investors.

The flagship University of Illinois saw A1 and A-minus ratings affirmed ahead of a $145 million deal.

Improved budgeting and fiscal monitoring boosted New York’s fourth largest township out of junk status.

Transit officials from across the nation meeting here this week said the president's proposed budget cuts don't track with his rhetoric on infrastructure.

The addition of Amazon will mean most of Puerto Rico's online sales will be taxed, one economist said.

The municipal bond market is facing two big challenges this week -- smaller-than-average supply and a monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve.

The Alamance County Board of Commissioners is expecting a crowd at the Historic Courthouse when they hear about two proposed education bonds adding up to nearly $190 million.

The bill would create a $100 million fund to clean contaminated water sources

The bonds were used to finance the acquisition and renovation of an assisted living facility in Alabama by Dwayne Edwards, who the SEC charged with fraud last year.

After back to back weeks of decent issuance, the primary muni market will get with a reality check of weekly issuance below $3 billion, thanks mostly to continued tax reform fallout.

Herman Charbonneau, known as "The Walking Encyclopedia of Municipal Bonds," plans to retire at the end of the month.

Supply plunges for the upcoming week, with Ipreo estimating volume at only at $2.9 billion, down from this week’s revised total of $5.0 billion, according to updated data from Thomson Reuters.

Solvency for the beleaguered unit is a tall order for the new H+H chief, given myriad challenges from within and afar.

In the week ended March 15, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose to 4.02% from 4.01% the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.

The House has approved similar municipal securities and Puerto Rico provisions, but has wanted more sweeping bank deregulation legislation than the Senate.

A spate of deals priced, as investors put more money into long-term municipal bond funds.