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"Retiring these terms eliminates unnecessary ambiguities associated with their use in MSRB rules," MSRB Board Vice Chair Wendell Gaertner said.

From Jan. 1, 2020 through mid April of this year, borrowers using conduit issuers accounted 87% of payment defaults by number in the muni market, Municipal Market Analytics' Matt Fabian said.

Ostdiek comes full circle with the return to her original professional home.

The PFA owns nine bond-financed credits, ranging from proton cancer therapy centers to student housing. All but one are in default.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton warns that as ESSER-era support fades, shifting enrollment patterns, voucher expansion, tax-cut dynamics and rising costs are exposing credit stress in parts of the K-12 sector — making security selection and disclosure discipline more important in 2026 and beyond.

Florida PACE Funding Agency says it will have to default on its bonds unless the Florida Supreme Court takes quick action.

The IRS has sent a material event notice to the Hennepin Schools Building Company regarding the tax-exempt status of revenue bonds issued in 2021based on the non-filing of IRS form 990.

Austin and Dallas joined Houston in being warned that millions of dollars in state grants are at risk over federal immigration enforcement interaction policies.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton argues that state bond bank debt remains one of the muni market's most conservative, well-secured allocations — and makes the case for expanding bond bank models to broaden infrastructure access for smaller and underserved local borrowers and for addressing growing funding needs brought about by shifting federal priorities.

Space Florida would own the assets and lease them to Project Jaguar, Space Florida's Ron Lau said.

"All critical infrastructure should be on heightened awareness, and that's clearly the message that we're getting from the federal government," Linn Freedman, a partner at Robinson & Cole LLP, said.

Eichar said Stradling's strength in working on infrastructure projects with local agencies was an attraction.

Less than two weeks after Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a new tax on annual income over $1 million, a lawsuit has been filed seeking to overturn it.

Litigants say $400 million in planned Port of South Louisiana bonds were not properly advertised. It's part of a wider challenge to industrial development plans.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton looks back on a first quarter in which the municipal bond market was unexpectedly buffeted by the winds of war.

"I find this a very encouraging appointment," Peter Chan, a partner at law firm Baker McKenzie, said of Woodcock's appointment.

Financial mismanagement and apparent revenue diversion led to events of default for centers owned by and financed through the PFA, the bond trustee said.

The state Supreme Court's decision did not address the 2022 law's governmental contract ban for businesses deemed to be "boycotting" the fossil fuel industry.

"I would much rather invest in the muni, both in terms of default rates and in terms of the yield that you're getting off of those," said Travis Lower.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton details some tools he finds useful to manage risk exposure, establish market trends and identify opportunities.