Sell side

Milwaukee takes competitive bids on $270 million of debt Thursday.

MetroHealth's ratings tumbled three notches to reflect its sizable new debt load.

Lawrence, Kan., introduced a new investor website to broaden the appeal of the college town's debt.

Texas' largest school district, the Houston ISD, will price a record $838 million of bonds.

Municipal bond traders returning to work Monday will face a moderate new issue calendar of $7.02 billion, made up of $5.96 billion of negotiated deals and $1.06 billion of competitive sales.

Municipal bond volume dropped 20.2% in April and finished under $30 billion for the third month in a row, as concerns about tax reform made issuers reluctant to hit the market.

MTA variable-rate debt is well under its policy threshold.

Authority plans May sales of $350M and $83M

The municipal market is set to see a bump in new supply next week, something that market participants have been craving.

Assured Guaranty and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP increased their leads in the municipal bond insurance and bond counsel rankings in the first quarter, as political uncertainty and higher interest rates cut into the volume of transactions.

A study criticized California spending on charter schools.

A judge delayed a hearing on the expenditure of California high-speed rail proceeds.

An emerging network technology that has begun to trickle into the securities industry has potential in the muni market.

Doreen Frasca and Ken Cushine, Principals, discuss their history and conviction in providing municipal advisory services that are dedicated to the complex airport sector. Hosted by John Hallacy.

After 20 years as a consultant to airports and airlines, Frasca & Associates LLC is thriving and planning to expand its offices, staff and client base.

California will appeal to international investors when it prices $1.2 billion of taxable GOs

Municipal market participants will come back to work after a long holiday weekend to almost $7 billion of new issuance, highlighted by another billion dollar deal from California.

UBS Wealth Management Americas is looking to revive its capital markets and public finance businesses, hiring Peter Hill from Wells Fargo and Steven Genyk from Janney, and reassigning Chief Risk Officer Mark Sanborn to head capital markets and sales.

Wells Fargo dropped to eighth place among municipal underwriters, hurt by last year's phony accounts scandal. Citi maintained its lead in the ranking.

St. Louis based SSM is turning to the taxable market to pay down debt and bolster its liquidity.