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Municipal investors at client meetings with BlackRock are expressing more concern about rising interest rates than about the potential impact of tax reform to the surprise of officials in the firms muni group.
February 15
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Bipartisan caucus of lawmakers wants to meet with President Trump on developing consensus tax reform, infrastructure legislation.
February 15
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Keeping the full tax-exemption for municipal bonds will be vital to Americas plans for rebuilding its infrastructure, Scott Pattison, executive director and CEO of the National Governors Association, said on Tuesday.
February 14
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wants a higher gasoline tax to support up to $2.8 billion of road bonds.
February 14
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Two corporate executives and lobbyists told treasurers meeting here on Monday that they are hearing positive things about municipal bonds from legislative staffers, but a senior tax staffer from the Senate Finance Committee said tax reform may slip into 2018.
February 14
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Texas Central Rail has dropped eminent domain lawsuits due to positive dialogue with many landowners.
February 13
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Short-term note issuance slipped 1.5% in 2016 as continued austerity among state and local governments and attractive long-term interest rates kept the sector in a downward trend.
February 13
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Expanding the use of private activity bonds to more projects could be essential part of President Trumps infrastructure program.
February 10
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The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell one basis point to 4.25% in the week ended Feb 10 from 4.26% in the previous week.
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Companion bills introduced in the House and Senate would allow state and local governments to issue up to $5 billion of private activity bonds to finance the repair or construction of public buildings under public-private partnership arrangements.
February 9
