Caitlin Devitt

Ports enjoy some of the strongest financial medians among transportation infrastructure assets.

The audit comes as Republicans seek to cut funding to Amtrak's funding in the northeast.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle support some level of encouraging cities and states to revamp local zoning codes to encourage more affordable housing.

Advocates hope to use the data to persuade lawmakers of the usefulness of tax-exempt bonds as Congress tackles tax policy next year.

"Our issues seem complicated, but have the simple end goals of saving tax dollars, investing in infrastructure and creating jobs," retiring Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger, founder of the House Municipal Finance Caucus, told a public finance crowd Thursday.

"The market is strong right now, and we expect that to continue into next year," Loop's head of public finance Bo Daniels said.

Americans are not benefitting enough from federal infrastructure investment, said Judge Glock of the Manhattan Institute.

The bills have a slim chance of advancing in the Senate, but offer a glimpse of Republican goals if they gain power in the November election.

The three new hires, two from Nuveen and one from Lord Abbett, will report directly to the fund's manager John Miller.

More than 70% of the projects include transit-oriented development and downtown redevelopment initiatives.

The record pace of municipal bond supply this year is driven in part by cities and states realizing projects won't get any cheaper if they wait.

The ratio of local government municipal debt to GDP in aggregate has fallen to around 10% from 20% in 2010.

"It's great people are thinking about creative solutions, but don't forget the rules still apply," said the SEC's Dave Sanchez.

North Carolina is the latest state to eye using a P3 to build tolled express lanes amid insufficient state funding.

Current FHWA deputy administrator Kristin White will serve as acting administrator until a successor is named.

President Joe Biden's so-called billionaire tax supported by Vice President Kamala Harris, which would tax unrealized gains from assets including bonds, would raise $500 billion over 10 years, according to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.

The agencies are overstepping their statutory authority in trying to force the market to adopt a new securities identifier, says the American Bankers Association.

The candidates touched on muni-adjacent issues like energy policy, housing and tariffs but offered little new information on infrastructure proposals or tax policies.

Full Moon Capital will focus on mid- and smaller-sized specialty credits that are looking to grow.

It's the latest proposal for a type of national infrastructure financing structure in lieu of the municipal bond market.