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Although market conditions are not pristine, with rising yields and little primary action, market participants expressed reason to believe the first week of February will be a positive one.

An Illinois lawmaker has filed a bill that would authorize the massive borrowing.

The $575 million deal proved an easy sell to a market hungry for any municipal paper.

Some of the proceeds will refund tax-exempt bonds issued for the university through St. Joseph County.

The county says it's closer to an agreement to build a criminal justice center at new location.

“Strengthened” financing agreements for the KFC Yum! Center debt, including longer taxpayer support, resulted in higher ratings.

The land swap is one of the obstacles that must be cleared to build Wayne County a new jail at a new site.

Developers no longer plan to build a new Major League Soccer stadium in downtown Detroit.

Public power providers can apply through June 19, 2018 to issue a total of $379.5 million of New CREBs.

Renovate America says executive changes are unrelated to FBI, SEC investigations

The land swap with Detroit could advance both plans.

Northwestern was assigned a negative outlook on one of its triple-A ratings.

Wayne County decision on jail site to come in December

Sarasota County and the West Villages Improvement District will issue bonds for the $100.5 million ballpark.

The legislation adds consumer protections and requires more stringent underwriting standards.

The Southeast must reassess risk after Hurricane Irma, according to a disaster recovery expert who forsees long-term impacts on state and federal policy.

A bill to strengthen consumer protections for Property Assessed Clean Energy financing programs is headed to the governor’s desk.

The development sector grew by 36% and public facilities climbed by 11%, making them the sectors that grew by the largest percentage in the first half of the year. The sectors with the biggest declines were electric power at 55% and utilities at 23%.

The IRS has closed another audit of jail bonds after they were converted to taxable.

Wayne County works to reach agreement with Rock Ventures over jail project and solve tax problem.