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Issuance of private activity bonds subject to state volume caps rose for the second consecutive year, according to an annual survey conducted by the Council of Development Finance Agencies.
August 5
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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, decreased one basis point to 3.79% from 3.80% in the previous week.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a draft feasibility report on a project to make the Port of Seattle one of North America's deepest harbors.
August 4
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Marylands $5.6 billion Purple Line P3 in jeopardy after federal judge halts the project over ridership worries.
August 4
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Chicago plans a tax on water and sewer services to save its largest pension fund from insolvency, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced.
August 3
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Mom and pop investors veered from recent buying patterns on new issues and bought longer-maturity bonds in order to get higher yields on the New York City GO deal even if it meant accepting lower coupons, according to a New York City underwriter involved in the deal.
August 3
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump proposes more than $500 billion of new federal infrastructure investments.
August 3
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Jacksonville, Florida, is asking voters for a half-cent sales tax to help pay down nearly $3 billion in pension liabilities, but a recent lawsuit threatens to derail the referendum.
August 3
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The high-yield sector probably is headed for a slowdown in the second half of the year, after outperforming for the first six months, municipal experts said.
August 3
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Chicago is selling a positive budget message at its annual investor conference Wednesday, but the theme is obscured by the citys pension albatross.
August 2
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States only have until Aug. 20 to designate highway corridors where electric vehicle charging stations can be built under a new administration program that will provide $4.5 billion of loan guarantees to public-private partnerships and other collaborative efforts to develop and deploy a network of such stations.
August 2
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The Associated Press Municipal Bond Index, APs first branded financial markets index to be introduced since Franklin D. Roosevelts presidency, launched Monday in preparation for a wider rollout later this year.
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Intercity passenger, freight, and bullet train projects are eligible for a little-used program of federal low-interest loans and guarantees.
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