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New money volume in the Far West was up 31.9% to $29.5 billion, while refunding volume rose a more modest 11%.

The trouble stems from a West Virginia tender offer deal Crews & Associates recommended to an issuer.

A large increase in new money bond issuance pushed the 11-state region to a big year-over-year volume gain.

An uptick in new money borrowing fell far short of making up for a decline in refundings.

Fitch Ratings also maintained a negative outlook on BART.

Municipal bond volume in the Southwest region increased in the first half of 2021 as its seven other states more than made up for a decline in Texas.

The MTA budgets 16 months for environmental review of the tolling project for Manhattan's central business district.

Despite a slowdown in June, long-term municipal bond volume is ahead of last year's record-breaking pace with more than $231 million in six months.

Municipal bonds ended the week unchanged for the sixth consecutive trading session as inflows surged as more than $7 billion is headed to market next week.

Issuers sold nearly $60 billion of debt as states, cities and agencies adjusted to the COVID-19 environment and other variables.

Adovactes are hopeful a provision cutting in half the required PAB-financing for low-income housing projects will be in the upcoming reconciliation package.

John Pellici and Yaffa Rattner bring deep public finance experience to Hilltop.

The authority succeeded in selling unrated bonds to take out CCC-rated bonds.

The House's powerful speaker will need to win the votes of moderates.

The taxable bonds will reduce the unfunded actuarial liability of, and employer contribution rates to, the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System.

Another replacement for exempt advance refundings, forward delivery bonds are attractive to issuers looking for savings and investors seeking incremental yield.

The announcement came after the municipal advisors trade group said it had received a report of COVID-19 exposure at a testing site.

A speculative-grade deal to build on-campus housing at Santa Rosa Junior College is a first for a conduit issuer operating out of the State Treasurer's Office.

The $1.4 billion seaport revenue refunding bond deal Wells Fargo will price next week will be the largest port transaction since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

At stake, from SIFMA's perspective, is the potential of the SEC to revive the exemption in the future.