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The MSRB will request comment on Rule G-12 on inter dealer confirmations and seeks to codify or retire nearly 40 pieces of interpretive guidance related to it.

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023, introduced in both the House and Senate would allow regulated banks to work with state-legal cannabis companies.

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg appeared before the House Appropriations Committee to warn of serious consequences of budget cuts.

The MSRB's upcoming board meeting on will focus on time of trade reporting, amendments to Rules G-47 on time of trade disclosures and D-15 on sophisticated municipal market professionals.

The MSRB's proposed amendments to Rule G-47 on time of trade disclosures codifies existing guidance and is being welcomed by dealer groups despite some minor objections.

Texas, Virginia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Utah, have all signed briefs urging the Court to take on the case.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will host its Municipal Securities Disclosure Conference May 10

President Biden has vetoed the recent congressional resolution that would have overturned protections provided by EPA's clean water rule.

The Commission has settled with Roberto Mejill-Tellado for acting as an unregistered broker in the scheme that defrauded the city of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

The SEC's Office of Municipal Securities has added Soo Im-Tang in Los Angeles, Preston Swapp in Chicago and Matthew Newman in Atlanta.

Comments for the proposal are in and many urge the Commission to drop the proposal it due to the overlap of existing MSRB and FINRA rules.

The rule establishes the standards to which registered solicitor municipal advisors should adhere and includes amendments to Rule G-8 on books and records.

The amendments seek to align the Rules with the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent approval of T+1 clearing across bond markets.

Massive transit projects have funding momentum, and traditional road and bridge projects are advancing as well despite political opposition and some shaky funding.

The Investing in Our Communities Act, introduced by House members Kustoff, R-Tenn., and Ruppersberger, D-Md., would reinstate tax-exempt advance refunding.

The proposal would prevent the sale of asset -backed securities tainted by any material conflict of interest and commenters feel that munis should be excluded from the final rule.

The Securities and Exchange has updated its frequently asked questions page for the registration of municipal advisors, providing guidance on Form MA, Form MA-I and Form MA-NR

The nation's top court may well have to weigh in on the constitutionality of the strings attached to the federal pandemic aid.

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank clouds the economic landscape and complicates monetary policy decisions but it's a long way off from the troubles banks and broker-dealers faced in the 2008 financial crisis.

The Securities and Exchange Commission proposal would require all market entities to implement policies and procedures to address cybersecurity risks.