Washington

The bill, which calls for the elimination of advance refundings, private activity bonds, tax credit bonds, and tax-exempt stadium bonds, would shrink the municipal market despite preserving the tax-exemption on muni bond interest.

Royal Oak Township had been under the agreement since 2014.

The proposal would provide an array of tax breaks and incentives for disasters dating back to 2012.

A handful of issuers took advantage of low activity Wednesday as the market anticipated the decision to keep the benchmark fed funds rate unchanged.

The loan is the sixth approved for the district in 2017.

Rep. Richard Neal said Democrats will not have had time to review the House GOP tax reform bill.

A SIFMA official testified about muni regulatory concerns of dealers.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged, as expected, and offered an upbeat assessment of the economy.

The primary municipal bond market saw a few deals trickle in on Wednesday, as the Federal Open Market Committee's announcement regarding interest rates nears.

Pro Publica found a similar plan for Hawaii publicly posted on the Internet.