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Bond issuers in the water sector are concerned about a reduction in WIFIA loan closings as some point to competition from municipal bonds as a cause for a decline in their popularity.

Fiddlers Canyon's complaint should be dismissed for several reasons, UMB said. 

The bill was co-sponsored by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif.

"What we plan to tell the SEC is that municipal securities in general shouldn't be subject to Reg. AB," BDA's Michael Decker said.

Fippinger teamed up with co-authors Peg Henry and Ernesto Lanza for "The Securities Law of Public Finance (Fourth Edition)."

New cost estimates for the repair of tolled Key Bridge in Baltimore, which is already under scrutiny by the Trump administration, indicate the price could be as much as $5.2 billion, more than double the original number.

Transit advocates are pushing back on the Trump administration exploring the elimination of the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund.

The scheme cost at least 99 victims $5.7 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said.

Ten winners across five regions and five additional categories will be celebrated Dec. 2 in New York City, where one will be crowned the overall Deal of the Year.

"Despite the plethora of red flags, UMB wired the requisitioned amount based on the fraudulent wire instructions," the plaintiff said in its complaint.

Multi-layered state oversight, strict fiscal safeguards and durable revenue pledges support New York City GO and TFA bonds even as investors brace for policy shifts under mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

The decline in muni enforcement actions is part of a broader trend at the SEC.

Keohane was described by colleagues as a deep thinker with an encyclopedic knowledge of New York public finance law and a great sense of humor.

The $16,250 was part of a $150,000 total fine Wedbush agreed to pay to settle FINRA allegations.

As the Senate moves towards a possible deal to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, the "Big 7" of state and local lobbying groups along with the GFOA are making an urgent appeal.

The California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission explored public finance solutions to child sexual abuse claims this week at an event in San Diego.

Municipal market professionals aren't confident that state and local governments will invest in resilient infrastructure over the next five years.

As climate and cybersecurity risks intensify, Jeff Lipton argues it's time for the legal community to lead a new era of municipal disclosure — tightening language, clarifying exposures, and ensuring investor confidence.

"Illinois is just pure mismanagement," Ryan Frost, managing director of the Reason Foundation's Pension Integrity Project, said.

As more states move towards resetting their Congressional districts questions arise over how redistricting will affect the balance of power and eventually tax policy.