Investments

ARIZONA

CONNECTICUT

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, gained five basis points to 3.79% from 3.74% in the previous week.

The Republican 2016 party platform calls for an end to 30 years of federal funding for public transit.

ALABAMA

ARKANSAS

Two Senators have introduced a companion bill to a measure in the House that would permanently raise the annual issuer limit for issuers of bank-qualified bonds to $30 million from $10 million.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has set up a Build America Bureau that will combine bond, loan and grant programs to facilitate the development of transportation infrastructure projects throughout the country.

Kentucky plans to issue $100 million of bonds to support a workforce development training initiative seen as critical to better prepare people for jobs that match the needs of employers in the state.

ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS

Strong infrastructure investment could greatly benefit the U.S. Here are numerous examples over 10 key areas.

DALLAS -- Opponents of a privately financed, $10 billion high-speed rail system in Texas scored a victory when the federal Surface Transportation Board declined to take jurisdiction over the proposed project.

Republicans delegates adopted a 2016 platform at their national convention in Cleveland that supports statehood for Puerto Rico, but not for the District of Columbia. The GOP also wants to abolish the Internal Revenue Service, overhaul the federal tax code, and expand the use of P3s for infrastructure projects.

Municipal investors should be prepared for the eventual departure of non-traditional and international buyers from the sector, Regions Investment Management said in a new report.

Nearly everyone agrees that modern, well-maintained infrastructure is a huge benefit to the country, but making those investments has become politically divisive. What if that controversy didn't exist?

MISSISSIPPI

IOWA

Increased federal funding for freight-related infrastructure is a credit positive for U.S. ports, Moody's says.

Mississippi absorbed a downgrade from Fitch Ratings, which cited weaker-than-expected .performance and criteria changes in lowering its issuer default and general obligation ratings one notch to AA.