Public finance

ARKANSASArkansasJan 28, 2010 . . . . . . $23,000,000

ALABAMABirmingham Special Care Facilities Financing AuthorityJan 28, 2010 . . . . . . $17,175,000

Retail investors have much less apprehension about the municipal bond market heading into 2010 than they had at the start of 2009, according to market participants.

All The Bond Buyer’s weekly yield indexes rose this week, as tax-exempts weakened in nearly all the past few sessions, particularly on the long end of the curve.

After yield-hungry investors yanked nearly $7.7 billion from tax-exempt money market funds last week, outflows slowed to $2.65 billion the week ending Jan. 25, leaving total assets at $390.97 billion, according to the Money Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

CONNECTICUTLitchfield (Town)Jan 27, 2010 . . . . . . $475,000

CALIFORNIAAlhambra (City)Jan 22, 2010 . . . . . . $43,940,000

WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday voted 4 to 1 to approve a series of changes to its Rule 2a-7 on money market funds aimed at boosting the resilience of funds during market crises, and promised to move forward with additional rules in the future.

CONNECTICUTThomaston (Town)Jan 26, 2010 . . . . . . $2,820,000

ARKANSASLawrence County Regional Water DistrictJan 22, 2010 . . . . . . $2,600,000

Table as of: 01/26/2010 16:37 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval

ILLINOISPlainfield Community Consolidated School District No 202Jan 25, 2010 . . . . . . $30,030,000

GEORGIAHall County and City of Gainesville Hospital AuthorityJan 22, 2010 . . . . . . $319,830,000

NEW YORKWorcester Central School DistrictJan 22, 2010 . . . . . . $400,000

ARIZONAPima CountyJan 21, 2010 . . . . . . $20,000,000

The Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. and Illinois will each bring billion-dollar financings to the primary market this week that will contribute to a $5.47 billion slate in estimated new volume, according to Ipreo LLC and The Bond Buyer.

Investors last week handed municipal bond mutual funds the puniest slug of cash in nine months as the cascade of new money continues to moderate.

ALABAMABaldwin CountyJan 20, 2010 . . . . . . $21,480,000

CONNECTICUTConnecticut Regional School District No. 4Jan 21, 2010 . . . . . . $3,890,000

Table as of: 01/22/2010 16:22 PM Invisible Supply Issuer and purpose Amount* Approval