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President Obama's proposed six-year transportation bill would give states more flexibility in tolling of existing roads and bridges.

NORTH DAKOTA

ALABAMA

Congress will not find the revenue needed to fund a multi-year federal transportation bill before the most recent short-term fix lapses in two months, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Ohio, said.

If estimates hold, the market is heading into a 12th week in a row with supply more than $8 billion, as issuers look to take advantage of historically low interest rates.

ARKANSAS

ALABAMA

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, decreased five basis points to 4.20% from 4.25% for the week ended March 19.

Measures in the House and Senate would set aside for local projects a portion of states’ federal highway funding.

The Central Florida Expressway Authority won a 1.23% interest rate on a 35-year TIFIA loan Wednesday, the program's lowest-ever long-term rate, a federal transportation official said.

Franklin Templeton Investments filed its first brief on March 25 appealing the ruling that allowed Stockton to exit bankruptcy.

CALIFORNIA

ALABAMA

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will explore using taxable munis and reinsurance to provide $2.2 billion in liquidity for the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season.

States have postponed scores of road projects over concerns that federal funding will be delayed during the summer construction season.

States have postponed scores of road projects over concerns that federal funding will be delayed during the summer construction season.

FLORIDA

CONNECTICUT

Mayors will unleash a coast-to-coast political push for a significant increase in federal transportation funding.

The Ohio State University wants a private firm to take over its energy system for 50 years in exchange for an upfront cash payment, marking another first for a public university.