Investments

Water utility bonds might not be as safe as everyone thinks.

Municipal bonds yields weakened a touch during the week as a slug of new debt came to market at a time of low nominal yields.

CHICAGO — UC Health, which operates the primary safety-net hospital in Cincinnati, is coming to market Tuesday with $207.5 million of revenue bonds to finance capital projects.

Outflows among tax-exempt money market funds rose to $2.31 billion in the week ending Oct. 18, causing total net assets to recede to $327.99 billion, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

CALIFORNIADublin Unified School DistrictOct 20, 2010 . . . . . . $15,370,000

ALABAMABrent (City)Oct 20, 2010 . . . . . . $3,270,000

Table as of: 10/20/2010 17:24 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of Oregon hopes to get the green light for a novel plan to sell $800 million of bonds to help create an endowment that would pay for the school’s expenses and reduce its reliance on state funding, according to its president.

Louisiana Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, said Monday he would support a temporary reinstatement of state income tax hikes that were repealed in 2008 if it would avoid severe budget cuts for higher education.

Table as of: 10/19/2010 14:57 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

ARKANSASLawrence County Public Education Facilities BoardOct 19, 2010 . . . . . . $1,065,000

ARKANSASBatesville School District No. 1 of Independence CountyOct 19, 2010 . . . . . . $23,055,000

The hassles associated with Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcies will suppress the number of filings, despite municipal revenues still being well below pre-recession levels, ­experts say.

DALLAS — The University of Colorado Board of Regents enjoyed a good market response Tuesday to a $95 million issue that included taxable and tax-exempt debt, said associate treasurer David Solin.

ARKANSASBlytheville School District No. 5 of Mississippi CountyOct 18, 2010 . . . . . . $2,685,000

ILLINOISMorris School District No. 54Oct 18, 2010 . . . . . . $6,380,000

New Mexico voters will decide on more than $175 million of proposed state bonds at the November election. The state general obligation bond questions are on the ballot every two years.

Table as of: 10/15/2010 13:08 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

MASSACHUSETTSSalem (City)Oct 15, 2010 . . . . . . $3,000,000

ALABAMAMontgomery CountyOct 15, 2010 . . . . . . $13,405,000