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Fitch Ratings last week upgraded Milwaukee’s issuer default rating and general obligation rating to A-plus from BBB-plus. The outlook is stable.  Milwaukee benefited from Fitch’s new rating criteria, rolled out last month, which incorporate most of the credit factors that Fitch has considered historically but include additional analytical factors and now assign specific weightings to

How much the federal government can contribute to rebuilding the originally bond-financed Francis Scott Key Bridge is now a concern for the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.  “Hours after the collapse, President Biden announced his intention for the federal government to pay for the entire cost of reconstructing the Key Bridge,” said Committee Chair

Municipals were slightly firmer Wednesday as the New York City Transitional Finance Authority came to market with a $1.8 billion deal with small bumps from its retail offering and inflows into exchange-traded funds topped $1 billion. U.S. Treasuries and equities rallied following the consumer price index report that came in softer than expected. April’s CPI

Local leaders are already looking toward reauthorization of federal infrastructure funds as the Biden administration’s infrastructure law nears its halfway point with a focus on preserving the law’s substantial direct funding to cities, counties and regional governments as well as strengthening assistance to smaller entities that have faced challenges snagging some of the grant funding.

John Sheldon, a veteran broker-dealer, was appointed deputy treasurer of public finance by California Treasurer Fiona Ma. Ma announced Tuesday Sheldon had been named to replace Juan Fernandez, who retired in late February. Sheldon, who has more than 30 years of experience, was sworn in on Tuesday. “This position requires an experienced financial practitioner with