Public finance

IOWA

ALABAMA

The House late Tuesday approved more than $50 billion of aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged parts of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and other states.

The Austin City Council is expected to approve up to $150 million of taxable revenue bonds Thursday to build a new consolidated car rental facility and parking garage at Austin Bergstrom International Airport.

Bond-related bills pending in the Virginia House of Delegates would limit toll increases on the Dulles Toll Road and authorize the commonwealth, through authorities, to purchase and control the privately-owned Dulles Greenway.

CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA

Bond insurer MBIA Inc. announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services denied a request by MBIA Insurance Corp. to make its interest payment scheduled for Tuesday.

Detroit is expected this week to win a $25 million federal grant for a long-planned light-rail project along one of the city's main corridors.

KANSAS

ILLINOIS

MISSISSIPPI

CALIFORNIA

As new-issue volume begins to build a little more momentum than last week, a two-pronged negotiated deal from the Arizona Transportation Board totaling $706.2 million will headline the activity, which includes an estimated $5.62 billion in primary issuance, according to Ipreo LLC and The Bond Buyer.

More municipal bond investors have shown an affinity for actively managed muni ETFs.

Eaton Vance wants to be an industry leader in non-transparent actively managed muni exchange-traded funds.

The International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association has announced a campaign to elevate the role of tolling in transportation funding, backed by a recent Reason Foundation study that advocates for expanded use of toll financing.

Pennsylvania has released guidelines for public-private partnerships under the state's new P3 authorization law, and announced it would accept unsolicited proposals during May and October.

Inflows returned to the market for municipal bond mutual funds with a vengeance, at $1.55 billion for the week ended Jan. 9.

Table as of: 01/10/2013 13:40 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount