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Oregon panel says state needs an additional $964 million per year to maintain and protect its existing transportation infrastructure.
May 25
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Airport groups, public power systems and a muni advocate group have joined the growing chorus of muni market participants calling for the Internal Revenue Service to withdraw its proposed rules on political subdivisions.
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Chicagos second shot at fixing one of its woefully underfunded pension funds offers investors at least a small sign of progress, several market participants said.
May 24
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House Appropriations Committee adopted a proposal to increase highway and transit funding by $1.25 billion in 2017.
May 24
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Chicago would raise its contributions to its laborers pension fund by at least 30% annually under a new plan to stabilize the fund and steer it away from its path to insolvency.
May 24
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State and national transportation groups oppose Senate plan to reclaim more than $2 billion of unobligated highway funds.
May 23
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Former Massachusetts assistant treasurer Colin MacNaught has launched tech company BondLink to help muni issuers manage debt management programs.
May 23
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California cut or delayed $1.5 billion of projects from a five-year road program as gas tax collections continue to fall.
May 20
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Four port authorities and a wholesale electricity provider are warning that rules proposed by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service earlier this year could hurt their standing as political subdivisions and their ability to issue bonds as well as complicate their governing structures.
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In the week ended May 19, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index fell two basis points to 3.88% from 3.90% in the previous week. The BB40 Index is based on the price of 40 long-term bonds.
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Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings both downgraded Connecticut's general obligation bonds to AA-minus from AA in advance of the state's $511 million sale.
May 19
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U.S. transit operators say reliable, dedicated funding is needed to resolve growing maintenance problems.
May 19
