A group of conservative grass roots organizations sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to pass the Marketplace Fairness Act online sales tax bill in order to "close a tax loopholes that punishes small businesses."
Bookstore owner Eric Papenfuse defeated incumbent Linda Thompson and city controller Dan Miller in the Democratic primary in distressed Harrisburg, Pa.
As housing finance agencies have found the traditional way to finance affordable mortgage loans increasingly difficult, they have embraced a new pass-through structure to issue bonds.
Photos from The Bond Buyer's 2nd Annual Symposium on Distressed Municipalities, held March 18-19 at the Omni Providence Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island.