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Houston hits the market with more certainty about its pensions but less about the tax-exempt market.

Muni volume gets a boost during the Thanksgiving holiday week as one of the nation's biggest issuers comes to market with a type of deal that may be banned after this year under pending tax reform legislation.

The Illinois Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority's direct rating link to the state government was costly.

Chicago officials want to highlight the distinctions between the highly rated new securitization and the city's general obligation bonds.

Chicago's Board of Education is pricing more than $900 million, citing positive rating actions and a better balance sheet.

The mill will recycle waste paper and corrugated containers.

Voters in Houston approved the measure by a more than three-to-one margin.

More states and localities moved ahead with infrastructure financings in October, as issuers gained confidence the municipal tax exemption will remain in place.

UBS brings aboard two more muni pros in its quest to fill out its newly revamped public finance business.

Gainesville Regional Utilities received $3 billion in orders for $416 million of tax-exempt bonds.

Illinois will use the proceeds to pay down some of its $16 billion unpaid bill backlog.

The program heads to the Financial Review Commission and the Michigan Finance Authority for approval.

It's the utility's first long-term debt issuance since a court ruling that could have credit repercussions for SRP and other public utilities.

The primary muni market is set another busy week with $10 billion in new paper, as one deal from Illinois accounts almost half of the negotiated calendar.

BondWave LLC, announced the launch of Effi, a fixed income data warehouse platform aimed at bringing transparency to the marketplace.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, fell to 3.98% from 4.02% last week.

The firm's win on a competitive California GO deal underscores efforts to keep its hand in the new-issue business.

The state’s high-speed rail program still faces a long journey to completion beset by lawsuits and political opponents.

The utility in Gainesville will use bond proceeds to buy a privately owned plant to exit an above-market power purchase agreement.

Illinois' break in budget gridlock and tax hikes help market digest bonds.