Investments

Leading up to the May election deciding on a new jail for Wichita County, Kan., no one knew which way the winds of change were blowing. By Saturday night the future was clear -- Wichita County will have a new jail as residents voted in favor of a bond for the jail 58 percent to 42 percent.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- In the wake of voters' approval of the Measure S bond measure supporting local library services, Santa Cruz has formed a 10-member public advisory committee to weigh the ins and outs of an upgrade or replacement downtown library facility.

Andover High School, Kan., which opened in 1984, is hardly an antique.

Voters approved a $24 million bond package for the Van Alstyne, Texas, Independent School District that will add a new elementary school to the city and upgrade the existing one.

NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Natchez High School will see a complete redesign should voters approve the Natchez-Adams School District's $35 million bond measure.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- With about 64 percent of the vote in unofficial returns, Carroll school district voters approved a bond package which will raise $208 million without increasing the tax rate.

Municipal bonds were mixed ahead of this week’s $9.36 billion new issue calendar. This week’s slate is composed of $7.82 billion of negotiated deals and $1.54 billion of competitive sales.

Oklahoma lawmakers remain divided about how to fill a $900 million shortfall.

Tender rates for the Treasury Department's latest 91-day and 182-day discount bills were higher, as the three-months incurred a 0.900% high rate, up from 0.845% the prior week, and the six-months incurred a 1.015% high rate, up from 0.975% the week before.

The Treasury Department said Monday it will sell $55 billion of four-week discount bills Tuesday.

Voters across Texas approved most of the $8.2 billion of bond proposals on local ballots Saturday.

Municipal bond traders will be looking forward to this week’s healthy new issue slate, topped by a variety of deals from around the country.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Vote means Vernon, Calif., general fund transfers from utility will continue, a credit negative.

Federal government expected to pay 75% of $500 million Oroville dam tab.

S&P Global Ratings revised its outlook on the District of Columbia's (DC) general obligation (GO) bonds to positive from stable and affirmed its 'AA' rating on the bonds. At the same time, S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AA' rating and positive outlook to the district's series 2017A GO refunding bonds.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and his financial advisors are insisting that the Title III judge cannot review the amount of debt that Puerto Rico will pay in the next ten years.

Municipal market volume is set to rise to a nine week high, as issuers tap into growing demand for the securities.

Albany N.Y. was revised to stable from negative by S&P Global Ratings.