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A slew of research reports in the last month have touted the opportunities in the tax-exempt asset class, as interest-rates rallied and municipal prices firmed. Analysts credited everything from the return of mutual fund inflows and low volume to U.S. economic concerns and volatility overseas.
January 28
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A plan to fund Detroit's pensions while protecting its art collection received a boost Tuesday when a major foundation pledged $40 million to the effort.
January 28
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Remarketing $700 million of variable-rate debt last year has helped New York's MTA position itself in a volatile market, finance director Patrick McCoy said.
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette Monday asked a federal appeals court to expedite a decision on whether Detroit can cut its pensions, calling it a question of national importance.
January 28
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Fitch Ratings blasted Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's plan to pledge $350 million to Detroit pension debt, warning it could set a troubling precedent by elevating pension claims above bond debt.
January 27
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Passage of a new federal highway funding bill will require local officials to school Congress, says House Transportation Committee chair Bill Shuster, R-Pa.
January 27
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Municipal bond issuance will stay light in the coming week, rising to $4.89 billion, as the calendar offers little to sate investors' growing hunger for tax-exempt paper.
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Proposed federal legislation would revive state infrastructure banks as a funding option for local transportation projects.
January 24
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Bond Buyer indexes slid for the third week in a row.
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Inflows to municipal bond mutual funds continued for a second straight week, at just $86 million, for the week ended Jan. 22.
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A day after Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder unveiled a plan to pledge $350 million to Detroit's pensions, bondholders said it remains unclear how the influx of cash will play out legally.
January 23
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The current U.S. transportation secretary and his predecessor on Thursday each separately warned about the dangers of letting the Highway Trust Fund become insolvent on or before the end of fiscal 2014.
January 23
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