Public finance

ILLINOISMokena VillageFeb 23, 2009 . . . . . . $1,275,000

CALIFORNIAStockton Public Finance AuthorityFeb 20, 2009 . . . . . . $33,000,000

Issuers in New York, Texas, and Pennsylvania will bring three of the largest deals to the primary market this week amid a relatively small slate of offerings, part of an estimated $3.97 billion planned for the negotiated and competitive markets combined.

Advisors Asset Management Inc. launched the biggest-ever municipal bond unit investment trust earlier this month as a rally in munis lured investors to the company's new low-cost structure.

Cash influxes into municipal bond mutual funds slowed a bit last week as a hot streak in munis cooled.

KENTUCKYDayton Independent School District Finance CorporationFeb 20, 2009 . . . . . . $1,285,000

CALIFORNIACalifornia Municipal Finance AuthorityFeb 18, 2009 . . . . . . $19,190,000

Most of The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes rose during this holiday-shortened week, as the market carried a weaker tone, with yields either remaining flat or slightly increasing in each session.

In his 25 years in the municipal bond industry, James Colby has learned that one obscure corner of the market sometimes offers substantial value for those privy to it. This is one of those times.

Tax-free money market funds fell by $4.31 billion to $482.42 billion for the week ending Feb. 16, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com of Westborough, Mass.

ALABAMAHale County Board of EducationFeb 19, 2009 . . . . . . $3,495,000

ARKANSASArkansas Community Water System Public Water AuthorityFeb 6, 2009 . . . . . . $5,345,000

ARIZONATempe Union High School District No. 213Feb 18, 2009 . . . . . . $30,000,000

CALIFORNIACentral Unified School DistrictFeb 12, 2009 . . . . . . $35,999,923

ARKANSASDumas School District No. 6 of Desha CountyFeb 17, 2009 . . . . . . $2,435,000

CALIFORNIACorona-Norco Unified School DistrictFeb 12, 2009 . . . . . . $67,520,000

Sizable transportation, health care, utility, and state general obligation deals will highlight a plentiful new-issue calendar that calls for an estimated $4.56 billion in new volume this week, according to Thomson Reuters.

Cash continued flooding municipal bond mutual funds last week as a growing appetite for mild risk continued bolstering the muni market.

ARIZONACoconino County Community College DistrictFeb 12, 2009 . . . . . . $17,135,000

Nearly all The Bond Buyer's weekly yield indexes decreased this week, as municipals were either flat or slightly firmer in each of the week's sessions.