Kyle Glazier is the Washington Bureau Chief of The Bond Buyer. He has previously covered securities law, the Far West, and markets. He has previously written for the Houston Chronicle, Albany Times-Union, and The Denver Post. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.
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The total number of COVID-19 disclosures reported to EMMA for the week ending Aug. 9 was about 700, down from nearly 1,000 the previous week.
August 11 -
Prominent current and former public officials and analysts broadly agree that states and localities are headed for deep financial holes without additional and substantial federal aid.
July 29 -
VRDO reset rates in California consistently were too high to be justified, a new filing contends.
July 20 -
Besides navigating coronavirus market disruption, investors also find themselves dealing with the increasingly important and often inconsistent climate risk disclosure.
June 19 -
No real clear, universal definition of ‘green’ exists and it is complicating investor understanding of the market.
June 9 -
The MSRB is seeking to reduce the size of its board to 15 members and to extend the "cooling off" period for bankers and muni advisors seeking seats as members of the public.
June 5 -
Greater pre-trade transparency has been a long-standing Securities and Exchange Commission goal.
June 1 -
To win a summary judgment, a party to a lawsuit must show that there is no factual dispute at issue and that the facts of the case can only support a finding in that party’s favor.
April 29 -
Groups representing dealer firms and issuers both weighed in positively Monday evening after the Fed’s afternoon decision that it will expand its Municipal Liquidity Facility in both scope and duration.
April 28 -
The historic nature of how ratings for municipal issuers play out in times of severe volatility is under scrutiny from various market participants.
April 23 -
The board will "review the MSRB’s organizational response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including measures to ensure the safety of staff and stakeholders."
April 15 -
The office of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul informed a Cook County court it will not allow the Edelweiss lawsuit to be dismissed on public disclosure grounds.
April 13 -
Banks failed to convince the court that the lawsuit doesn't meet the legal hurdles for a false claims action.
March 31 -
The longtime muni banker and former Treasury official adds serious muscle to the Fed's municipal securities expertise.
March 27 -
Smith, who headed the restructuring practice at Chicago-based McDermott Will & Emery, worked on nearly every major muni bankruptcy of the past 20 years.
March 26 -
Some market professionals were quick to say that the step would not be sufficient to soften the blows hammering the wider muni market.
March 20 -
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act continues to influence the composition of the municipal bond market.
March 12 -
The new committee of volunteers will be tasked with helping shape the future of EMMA.
February 27 -
The state stepped in to prevent Wall Street banks accused of wrongdoing in the variable-rate market from using what has been their most effective argument.
February 14 -
The idea of giving more enforcement powers to the SEC doesn't sit well with issuer officials.
February 10
