Primary bond market

-By 19 votes, Lafourche Parish voters rejected a one-cent sales tax increase today that would have boosted school worker salaries.

The Moses Lake School Board voted Thursday evening to authorize the issuance of $135 million in bonds to build a second high school, a new elementary school, and refurbish the existing high school.

Municipal bond traders are returning to work on Monday to face a moderate new issue calendar, which totals $7.02 billion and consists of $5.96 billion of negotiated deals and $1.06 billion of competitive sales.

Municipal bond traders returning to work Monday will face a moderate new issue calendar of $7.02 billion, made up of $5.96 billion of negotiated deals and $1.06 billion of competitive sales.

Municipal bond volume dropped 20.2% in April and finished under $30 billion for the third month in a row, as concerns about tax reform made issuers reluctant to hit the market.

Municipal bonds were slightly weaker at midday, as traders look ahead to next week’s new issue calendar, which features big offerings from California, Kentucky and Wisconsin.

The municipal bond market is taking a breather on Friday since no major bond deals are scheduled to be priced in the primary.

Municipal bonds finished steady on Thursday, according to traders, as the last big sale of the week came to market.

Atlanta’s $226.2 million water and wastewater refunding deal received $634.7 million in orders.

Municipal bonds were weaker at mid-session, according to traders, as the last big sale of the week came to market.

The action in the primary market is set to slow after an action packed day on Wednesday that featured six deals greater than $100 million.

The municipal market absorbed a barrage of issuance on Wednesday, as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power came with large deals.

Municipal bonds continued to show weakness on Wednesday as big bond offerings from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power hit the market.

Big bond offerings from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power are on tap for Wednesday as the market keeps watch on rising yields.

A California healthcare issuer came to market with a multi-billion dollar offering Tuesday as municipal bonds weakened in secondary trading.

A California healthcare company came to market with a multi-billion issue on Tuesday as municipal bonds weakened in secondary trading.

Municipal bond traders on Tuesday will be eyeing rising yields as the first of the week’s new supply gets set to hit the market.

Municipal bonds ended weaker on Monday, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of the week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate. The calendar consists of $6.51 billion of negotiated deals and $1.75 billion of competitive sales.

Municipal bonds were trading weaker at mid-session, according to traders, who were awaiting the start of this week’s $8.26 billion new issue slate.

Premont, Texas, residents were asked Thursday to get out of survival mode.