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North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner said addressing the state health plan’s looming defict is one of his highest priorities. The North Carolina State Health Plan Board of Trustees took a step toward a salary-based employee health insurance premium contribution system, as a way to avoid a looming $1.3 billion deficit in the government’s health plan

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21524058/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were weaker out long, while U.S. Treasury yields rose and equities ended down after a mixed jobs report. Ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report, UST yields fell another eight basis points this week, making it a 33-basis-point rally from Jan. 14, said Barclays strategist Mikhail Foux. Munis had

“In Texas, resilient growth is expected to continue in 2025 at about the same pace as 2024,” Dallas Federal Reserve Vice President Labor Economist Pia Orrenius said, adding risks to the outlook include, tariffs, sharply lower immigration, and a rollback in federal government spending. Dallas Federal Reserve Job growth will continue to trend lower in

University of Louisville Hospital, which is one of the hospitals in the UofL Health system.Bloomberg News Fitch Ratings downgraded UofL Health, Inc., Kentucky’s issuer default rating and Series 2022A & 2022B revenue bonds to BBB from BBB-plus. The outlook is stable.UofL Health has $564 million in debt plus an additional $423 million in operating lease

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21507641/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> The muni mark took a breather Thursday, as yields were little changed, while inflows into muni mutual funds exceeded $1 billion. U.S. Treasuries were slightly weaker and equities were mixed toward the close. President Trump’s tariff threats against America’s primary trading partners could be bullish for bonds, somewhat mitigated

A new MARTA train is shown off in a special event Jan. 30 at the system’s Lindbergh station.MARTA The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is coming to market with a triple-A-rated negotiated sale of green bonds to refund issuances from 2020 and 2021 while also financing a major upgrade to its rolling stock.   “When I

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21489373/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Munis were firmer Wednesday, underperforming a U.S. Treasury rally in most tenors, while equities ended up. Muni yields were bumped one to eight basis points, depending on the scale, while UST yields fell three to 10 basis points, with the greatest gains out long. Tariffs and trade negotiations have

Chicago Public Schools officials are assessing the likely impact of new White House policies.Bloomberg News Most federal funding in this year’s Chicago Public Schools budget will be unaffected by a pause on federal grants and loans ordered by the Trump White House, even if that pause is upheld by courts, CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said

<img src=”https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/21471238/thumbnail” width=”100%” alt=”chart visualization” /> Municipals were slightly firmer as U.S. Treasury yields fell and equities rebounded. Muni yields were bumped up to three basis points, depending on the curve, while UST yields fell four to five basis points. The two-year municipal to UST ratio Tuesday was at 63%, the five-year at 63%, the

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund with Scott Bessent, US Treasury secretary, left, and Howard Lutnick, chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald LP and US commerce secretary nominee, right, in the Oval Office.Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg President Donald Trump Monday signed an executive order that will start the process

Adobe Stock Terie Gelberg has lived at the Harborside, a retirement community on Long Island’s North Shore, for almost two decades. It was supposed to be the last home for the 99-year-old wheelchair user with memory issues, but plans to sell the bankrupt municipal bond financed facility to a private equity firm threaten to upend her