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Municipal Bond Credit Report: The jobs market appears to be returning to growth, with new applications for unemployment benefits falling to the lowest level since November amid other signs hiring…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. household income jumped 10% in January as the government delivered stimulus payments to households and consumer spending rose 2.4%, priming the economy for a burst…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The prospects for new federal aid and a proposed budget that avoids negative rating triggers should preserve Illinois’ investment-grade status, but neither moves the needle on…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The Federal Reserve predicates its easy money policies in part on the fact that its favorite measure of inflation has run more than a half percentage…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Rising default risks because of a Missouri levee district’s legal battle with some of its top taxpayers and the possibility of more challenges drove Fitch Ratings…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Gov. Jim Justice’s push to eliminate the West Virginia state income tax would eliminate nearly half of the state’s general fund revenue… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Connecticut has become the latest state to consider legalized marijuana and sports betting… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Midwest budgets are taking shape as revenue stress from the COVID-19 pandemic eases, even before potential federal relief is counted… Link to Story

Municipal Bond Credit Report: U.S. shoppers boosted spending by 5.3% in January, the first monthly increase in four months, buoyed by stimulus payments that many households received in the most…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Bitter cold and power outages have created a crisis for some Texan farms and ranches, leaving livestock dead from exposure and raising fears that herds could…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: The California School Finance Authority plans to price $1.4 billion in short-term notes to help public schools and community colleges bridge state aid shortfalls… Link to…

Municipal Bond Credit Report: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t ask lawmakers to approve a major tax hike to help close the now $3 billion projected gap in the fiscal 2022…