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In the week ended Aug. 11, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index rose one basis point to 3.80% from 3.79% in the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.
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Rep. Chris Van Hollen has introduced a bill that would create a federal green bank to provide loans and loan guarantees to help regional, state and local green banks finance clean energy and energy efficiency projects.
August 11
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a pilot program to test a vehicle-miles-traveled road fee system.
August 11
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The Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Finance Authority received a green bond assessment of GB1 for $8.78 million of water system revenue bonds on Wednesday from Moody's Investors Service -- the first GBA the rating agency has issued in the U.S.
August 10
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Municipal bonds issued for Tennessee-based Global Ministries Foundation housing projects were placed on S&P Global Ratings' CreditWatch and could face rating downgrades because of uncertainty related to a federal investigation.
August 10 -
A rural Texas county along the route of a proposed high-speed rail link between Dallas and Houston voted in restrictions that could throttle the $10 billion private project.
August 10
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Most of the top 10 debt-issuing states have only a limited ability to weather even a moderate recession, S&P Global Ratings said Tuesday.
August 9
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Most registered voters believe governments should reverse infrastructure decline by boosting spending.
August 9
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Financial services technology provider Ipreo has launched a new municipal bond platform aimed at giving the company's customers a much more detailed look at how and to whom their bonds are selling.
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Virginia transportation officials plan to select a private partner by fall for the $2 billion I-66 toll lane project.
August 8
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WASHINGTON – Two lawyers specializing in Indian tribal financing agree that tribal governments need to be put on a par with state and local governments for tax-exempt bonds, but they differ on whether Congress will pass legislation that would establish that parity.
August 8
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