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.
Lori Smith-Lalla has joined Greenberg Traurigs public finance practice in Fort Lauderdale and will focus on city, county and local government finance.
A networking group for government officials, municipal bond professionals & decision-makers, driven by The Bond Buyer, which dominates municipal bond market coverage with daily breaking news through the printed daily paper, bonus distributions, live events and online at TheBondBuyer.com.
Before the financial crisis of 2008-09, it would have been significant news if yields on municipal bonds had exceeded those on Treasury securities at any maturity, and that occurrence likely would have attracted a variety of investors seeking to take advantage of the relative-value opportunity.