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The company says merging Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. into Assured Guaranty Inc. will reduce duplication and represents a better use of capital.

S&P Global Ratings revised the outlook on the city's AA rating to negative from stable, citing increased debt and costs from a settlement with firefighters.

The county commission gave final approval to a nonprofit hospital bond and preliminary approval to a county government bond.

A half-billion dollars in grants are to be split by a dozen of the nearly 500 applicants for the tech hub program and 31 semifinalists.

Competitive deals are slated to total about $2.9 billion, near the highest for any week this year, said J.P. Morgan strategists.

Work is expected to be completed in 2038 and ultimately provide four rail tunnels for Amtrak and NJ Transit trains between New York and New Jersey.

The short-term sale is an unusual maneuver that allows the CEA to temporarily lower the amount of available capital on its balance sheet.

In a year characterized by a rise in mega deals, the agency looks to address an advancing financial "cliff."

The New Terminal One project was able to flex its construction progress, which the P3 backers say may have encouraged investors in a deal upsized by $1 billion.

The City Council-approved deal spends big on education and housing and reverses earlier cuts, but analysts are wary of the city's budget practices.

The new-issue calendar rises to $9.175 billion next week, with $6.089 billion of negotiated deals coming to market and $3.086 billion of competitive deals on tap.

The private-activity bonds funding LAX's automated people mover project have been downgraded to junk by Fitch amid delays and disagreements with the private developer. But Fitch affirmed the airport's AA rating.

The Illinois state comptroller reported a 55% year-over-year increase in the general revenue fund cash balance as her office closed fiscal 2024.

Some PREPA bond parties suggest the bonds should paid in full, while the board is offering around 4% to those who haven't accepted a settlement.

The issuance is expected to generate strong interest in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

Rider University, a small private college outside of Trenton, New Jersey, is trying to raise additional funds to help an ongoing liquidity crunch. 

"The forces of municipal fundamental and technical measures are setting up a reconciliation against higher UST yields," said Kim Olsan, senior vice president of municipal bond trading at FHN Financial.

The environmental clearance marks a regulatory milestone, but major funding shortfalls remain.

July will see $35.2 billion of redemptions, down 13% month-over-month but still 35% higher than 2024's monthly average of $27 billion, said Pat Luby, head of municipal strategy at CreditSights.

After the west abutment on the Rapidan Dam partially failed last week, it's up to the Blue Earth County board of commissioners to pursue repair or removal.