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Top-quality municipal bonds ended mixed on Wednesday as the big Honolulu and Pennsylvania sales hit the screens.

The special session on Sept. 25 will be asked to resolve funding problems in the wake of the state Supreme Court's rejection of a "smoking cessation fee."

The transportation package limits bonding to $400 million.

They say a report shows state could shave billions off interest costs if it borrows to pay down the state's unpaid bill backlog.

S&P Global Ratings cited improved employment and demographic indicators, and projected growth in reserve levels.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is taking applications for $500 million of grant funding.

Hawaii's governor signed a bill raising taxes to complete the Honolulu elevated rail project

He found that the community development districts failed to properly apportion homeowners' special assessments.

Top-quality municipal bonds were stronger at midday as buyers look ahead to the big Honolulu sale set to hit the screens on Wednesday.

UBS Wealth Management Americas started to fill openings in its newly revived public finance business, with 19 employees joining the firm.

Moody's Investors Service says firmed-up state and city funding has stabilized the district's finances, for now.

The municipal bond market on Wednesday is set for the start of the week’s new deal slate, which will see a large sale from a Hawaiian issuer hit the screens.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel will introduce an ordinance Wednesday to pave the way for the new bonds.

Puerto Rico Title III bankruptcy judge Laura Taylor Swain has decided to address the dispute between Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. bondholders prior to other Title III matters.

Investor-owned utilities are recovering quickly from the storm, the rating agency said.

Top-rated municipal bonds finished stronger on Tuesday, according to traders who returned to their desks to get ready for a lighter-than-average holiday week calendar.

The case stems from a state denial of a grant for a playground at a church's child learning center.

Oklahoma City voters supported a $75 million measure in a 2007 bond issue intended to bring quality jobs to town and to keep them here.

The Georgia pubic power agency will use bonds and loans to complete its share of the project.

The firm announced a merger with Lindquist & Vennum LLP.