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Bond traders and buyers will keep an eye on rising yields as the municipal bond market sees a smaller than average primary slate scheduled for sale next week.

Worries about a future interest rate hike couples with a rise in Treasury issuance pressured muni yields Thursday.

A joint transportation committee is the first of two panels to approve issuing $600 million of grant anticipation revenue vehicle bonds.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch won a large note sale in the primary sector on Thursday as the market eyes bond yields, which have been on a tear since the beginning of the month.

The municipal bond market is focusing its attention on Thursday on rising bond yields a day after the Federal Reserve signaled it could raise interest rates at its next meeting in March.

Anna Sarabian specializes in general government, which includes cities, counties and special districts.

An Illinois lawmaker has filed a bill that would authorize the massive borrowing.

Moody's placed $975 million of the university's long-term debt on review for downgrade.

Historically, the vast majority of state and local government series securities were purchased for advanced refunding escrows until tax-exempt advance refundings were banned after 2017.

Legal experts and county officials believe the online retail giant wasn’t swayed by the Alabama county’s Chapter 9 case or its ongoing appeal.

Municipal bond volume evaporated in January, as the market felt the aftereffect of federal tax legislation that pulled issuance forward into 2017.

The Ardmore City Schools board of education voted to hold a special election for a bond issue to fund several construction projects.

The second time was the charm for the Wessington Springs School Board.

Northeastern Local Schools will go back on the ballot May 8 to ask voters to approve new buildings that will cost more than $117 million.

During his State of the Union address, President Trump also embraced the recent call by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- without mentioning them –- to reduce the permitting approval process to two years or less for infrastructure projects.

S&P Global Ratings is alerting municipal market investors that an expected increase in property tax challenges by big box retailers could put stress on municipal finances.

The Legislature is considering bills imposing new requirements on Florida cities and counties to increase taxes and approve bond issues.

Robert Feyer passed the baton to Bryan Victor as lead bond counsel for the largest municipal bond issuer.

The stakes are high with two of the state’s general obligation ratings one notch away from speculative grade.

The full hearing for the validation $34 million school bond issue has been moved to Feb. 15, after a quick initial hearing Monday morning.