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Volusia County school district officials sat in front of the School Board Tuesday evening with a question now nearly age-old: How will the district tackle a backlog of infrastructure projects, some that needed attention as long as a decade ago?

Greater Latrobe School District could benefit from a slightly lower interest rate for the second in a proposed trio of bond issues planned to finance construction of the new Latrobe Elementary School.

Augusta officials set in motion Tuesday plans to borrow $12 million to build a parking garage for the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center.

Bluefield city board members approved bonds Tuesday to help maintain and improve the city's sewer system and discussed new ways to connect with the public, but first the city took time to honor two people who have served the community.

Lee County voters soon will take to the polls for the first time this year to vote on the fate of the county health department building.

It's back to the drawing board for Groton Area School District.

Municipal bonds were stronger at midday as the state of California competitively sold $636 million of general obligation bonds on Wednesday.

Citing good management with "strong" financial policies and practices, a major agency recently reaffirmed the city's AAA bond rating, which lets Newburyport buy bonds at lower interest rates.

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in Florida posted a $27 million loss in 2016 stemming from what it calls abusive “assignment of benefit” claims and litigation, which are being reviewed by the Legislature.

After a busy day Tuesday when billions of dollars of new issuance flooded the market, municipal bond traders are set for the last big issuance of the week.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

The U.S. Olympic Museum could break ground in the next several weeks after a Colorado Springs redevelopment agency agreed Friday to issue bonds that will provide a crucial piece of funding for the $75 million project.

A Puerto Rico judge has revived an “audit” of Puerto Rico’s debt.

The tourism, hospitality and culinary arts program at St. Philip's College has a reputation that precedes it -- graduates go on to work for top restaurants in a city with a respected food scene.

The Pamelia Town Council Monday approved a $1 million bond to repair its water tower, as it continued discussions of a multi-million dollar plan to expand municipal water to new areas of the town.

Pricing wires for negotiated bond offerings

Top-shelf municipal bond yields fell as much as four basis points as the market got a big dose of issuance, with negotiated and competitive offerings from issuers in New York, Washington, Ohio and Maryland.

California's March revenues topped projections by 23%, but are expected to soar even higher in April boosted by income tax collections.

Private investments must be big players in Trump's national infrastructure plan, BlackRock CEO says.

Pricing wires for competitive bond offerings