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It is the largest measure bond measure the nation's second-biggest school district has ever put before its voters.

Investors should "brace themselves" for further volatility, as uncertainty is likely to remain, said Tom Kozlik, managing director and head of public policy and municipal strategy at HilltopSecurities.

October's roundup of pressing items in the bond markets includes a spate of lawsuits involving municipal bonds, issuers weighing in on the Financial Data Transparency Act and more.

The upgrade affects most but not all of MEAG's outstanding bonds.

The Philadelphia-based university straddles the higher education and healthcare sectors, but market demand suggests it's greater than the sum of its parts.

Issuance will "not completely disappear, but will adjust to its seasonal norm from the record-breaking pace of the past several months," said Barclays' Mikhail Foux.

Moody's believes Florida will sell bonds to help replenish the CAT fund this spring.

The Payson Town Council rescinded its approval for $70 million of bonds targeted by a lawsuit filed in September.

Fitch Ratings ranks the credit as AA, up from AA-minus.

The increase in the muni market's size, number of novel credits and retail investors suggest it's "finally time" for direct SEC regulation, argue market veterans Kent Hiteshew and David Dubrow.

The Federal Reserve began cutting rates in September. The December meeting is its last of 2024. Will the cutting continue, or will there be a pause? Doug Peta, Chief Strategist, U.S. Investment Strategy, at BCA Research, discusses the meeting and future policy.

Observers say the decision may be a credit positive for the financially struggling utility

Pressure on the state budget level is being felt by both the University of California and California State University systems.

October's "price path has created wider spreads but also brought higher yields that are now in the range where a broader audience may begin to take notice," said NewSquare Capital Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Kim Olsan, noting higher taxable equivalent yields for different tenors of the yield curve.

The month's total is above the 10-year average of $40.288 billion. The market needs to see about $45 billion of issuance in November and December to hit an all-time record year.

The board has put out fourteen questions on its fee setting process and will be accepting responses until January 31.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday proposed a $17.3 billion fiscal year 2025 budget that calls for a $300 million property tax increase, but does not touch pension funding levels.

Municipals largely stayed in their own lane Wednesday, digesting the large slate of new issues as supply dwindles heading into election week, with Bond Buyer 30-day visible supply falling to $5.56 billion.

The future of infrastructure spending is in doubt post-election.

California's measure to lower the threshold of voter approval for bond measures will impact future transportation funding.