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"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.

The MSRB plans to issue the request for comment regarding MSRB Rule D-15 "within the next week or so."

Kutak Rock has added four veteran public finance attorneys and opened offices in Columbus and Cleveland, the firm said Tuesday.

Jeff Lipton begins his role as The Bond Buyer's Market Intelligence Analyst with an examination of how evolving federal policy, shifting credit conditions and market inefficiencies shape municipal risk — and where disciplined analysis can uncover value.

Analyst and market strategist Jeff Lipton joins the team to deliver clarity and thoughtful guidance to a market witnessing evolving complexities — connecting policy moves, credit shifts and investment behavior to help our readers navigate what comes next.

Gilmore & Bell and Nixon Peabody were new entrants in the top 10, bumping Greenberg Traurig and Bracewell to the top 15.

"BDA supports the proposal and we encourage the commission to approve it," its letter said.

The city comptroller says Buffalo's finances are in dire shape, and is fighting in court not to issue debt authorized by the mayor and city council.

Executing a successful bond issuance becomes simpler by combining long range planning, shorter-term timing and marshaling political support.

"Over the next fiscal year, I look forward to collaborating with MSRB Board members from across our industry, and the nation," Board Chair Natasha Holiday said.

With the advance refunding of tax-exempt munis still off the table, issuers are using existing market conditions to shed Build America Bonds and realize debt service savings through tender offers.

"I would say don't be afraid to pick up the phone and talk to investors directly," Nuveen's Molly Shellhorn said.

"I've never seen this level of hand wringing at the issuer level," said Matt Boles, managing director at RBC Capital Markets.

Higher interest rates are keeping arbitrage on the playing field as issuers try to play by the rules and still come out ahead.

"It shows the chairman's understanding of the practical realities of firms...," Peter Chan, a partner at Baker McKenzie said.

The case challenges Oklahoma's authority to collect income taxes from Native Americans who live and work on tribal reservations.

The Roosevelt Institute rolled out a new report on munis revealing the latest trends in public finance along with critiques and recommendations for alternative ways to fund infrastructure.