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The municipal bond market will be more robust for the week of Feb. 23, with roughly $5.652 billion more issuance than in the past holiday-shortened week.
February 20
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State lawmakers in Arkansas and Washington state give initial approval to measures that would increase local transportation funding.
February 20
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Stifel Financial Corp. reportedly is in talks to buy Sterne Agee Group Inc., continuing an acquisition spree that's vaulted the St. Louis based brokerage and investment banking firm into the top 10 among municipal underwriters.
February 20
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For the week ended Feb. 19, the weekly average yield to maturity of the Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, jumped five basis points to 4.26% from 4.21%.
February 19 -
An agreement on staffing a new customs facility in Detroit removes the final roadblock to a $3.3 billion P3 bridge project.
February 19
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Michigan is reportedly looking for ways to provide debt relief for the cash-strapped Detroit Public Schools as part of a larger turnaround plan.
February 19
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Federal Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Tucker, who took over Detroit's bankruptcy this week, asked attorneys to meet with him to address any lingering issues in the historic case.
February 19 -
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Standard & Poor's raised its rating on Allentown, Pa.'s GO debt three notches to A-plus from BBB-plus, citing flexibility from its water and sewer deal.
February 18 -
Connecticut governor proposes 30-year, $100 billion transportation program to modernize state's highway and transit infrastructure.
February 18
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With hospital issuance up so far in 2015 and likely to stay that way, investors may not be sufficiently compensated for the sector's risks, according to Municipal Market Advisors.
February 18 - Kentucky
As taxable fixed-income rates remain near all-time lows, Kentucky is one of several states eyeing pension obligation bonds to deal with unfunded retirement obligations.
February 18
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The Internal Revenue Service issued a favorable private-letter ruling to an issuer who planned to issue governmental and private-activity bonds to finance improvements to water facilities.
February 18
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