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Public finance bond attorneys Rick McConnell and Richard Wood joined the firm's Kansas City, Missouri, office from Gilmore & Bell.

The municipal market will see only $74 million of deals in a holiday-shortened week, raising demand for supply the week after.

S&P downgraded the outlook on the AA rated school and said further weakening in the school's finances could pressure the rating on $200 million of debt.

Municipal bond issuance reached $30 billion for the third straight month, as the market prepares for what is expected to be a slow summer.

Ipreo estimates weekly bond volume at $73.8 million, consisting only of competitive sales and no negotiated deals.

Municipal market activity remained quiet Thursday afternoon wrapping up a week in which investors snapped up some large new issues.

The Illinois county plans a $175 million new money offering later this summer.

The bond proceeds would help build housing in the city recovering from a wildfire that destroyed 4,600 homes.

New York paper continued to be in high demand in front of the July 1 redemption date, according to a market source.

Democrat Fiona Ma rung up more than twice as many votes as Republican Greg Conlon, who will face her in November.

The water and wastewater deals will finance upgrades of the two systems.

Michigan State University's credit fundamentals will be the deciding factor when it sells bonds to fund the settlement, say market observers.

The new guidance is just the first of a planned three-part release, which will later cover social media use and the rule's content standards.

State-owned Santee Cooper wants the high court to affirm its authority to set rates and pay off bonds that financed its scrubbed nuclear reactor project.

A new board supersedes the current five-member elected board of Munice Community Schools, which is now limited to an advisory role.

Bond proceeds, approved in a 2016 measure, will be used for programs to aid homeless people.

The junk-rated city is eyeing a return to market without a state backstop, but there is no timeline.

A general obligation refunding is definitely in the cards for Chicago Public Schools, and a new money deal may come as well.

Education banker John Baracy has opened Raymond James’ first public finance office in Los Angeles.

Supporters say the plan would help create affordable housing in the fire-ravaged city.