Connor Hussey is a reporter for the Bond Buyer. Before settling on municipal securities, he covered many facets of the finance industry, including private equity for Private Equity International and Private
Funds CFO, as well as tax for the International Tax Review and financial law for the International Financial Law Review. He has a B.A. in Economics and English Literature from the University of Maine.
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COVID-19 stimulus and related infrastructure spending are causing state expenditures to reach a 35-year high, according to NASBO’s 2019-2021 State Expenditure Report.
November 19 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s new report on the use of internal and external liquidity in the municipal bond market shows that for transactions under $100,000 external liquidity has steadily increased since 2011.
November 18 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will begin accepting applications for two public and two regulated representatives to join its 15-member board.
November 17 -
Local governments are still processing funds from the CARES and ARPA bills.
November 15 -
The Build Back Better reconciliation bill would raise the SALT cap to $80,000 from $10,000, and that impact varies widely from state to state.
November 12 -
The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed over the weekend, offering munis an indirect win by providing an influx of funds to state and local authorities.
November 8 -
A study by the Reason Foundation attempts to solve the problem of paying both tolls and fuel taxes on the same highway and offers a blueprint for how states can allocate toll revenue.
November 3 -
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler focused much of his comments during SIFMA’s Annual Meeting on why he considers himself to be just getting the ball rolling on climate disclosures.
November 2 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans to request comment on its supervision rule within the next month.
October 29 -
The tax on unrealized capital gains would be straightforward for securities that trade frequently, but less so for less-frequently traded assets like many munis.
October 27
