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In the latest installment of Muni Minute, we take a quick look at the big tobacco bond sale coming from the Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.

In the latest episode of Muni Minute, The Bond Buyer looks beyond this week's meeting of the Federal Reserve to what lies ahead for interest rates during the rest of the year. Will the economy improve with above average job, wage and GDP growth? Will the Fed then feel confident enough to raise rates more that its anticipated three times? Will four become the Fed's lucky number in 2017? Stay tuned on Wednesday for the FOMC's new summary of economic projections that may answer these questions.

In the latest installment of Muni Minute, we look at the current municipal market environment. Volatility has taken over, as there is much uncertainty in the marketplace in regards to tax reform and interest rates and if there is one thing the market doesn't like, it is uncertainty.

After a slow week in the primary that featured little action and few well-known names, the market is expected to get a jolt of chunky issuance from big names from the states of New York and California.

Scott Pattison of the National Governor’s Association is holding a high level conversation this week at the Municipal Forum of New York on municipal bonds and infrastructure and the states' role in the new federal initiative.