Lynn Hume

SIFMA has made several bond-related infrastructure recommendations to the administration and Congress.

An ABA group warns tax regulators the proposed political subdivision rules could hurt many existing bond issuers.

NABL issues revised issue price certificates to help market participants comply with new rules that take effect next month.

Infrastructure Week, is May 15-19, and it will include 66 events across the nation, many of which will focus on the need to repair and build roads, bridges, ports, water and sewer systems and other critical infrastructure.

GFOA tells local finance officials about the new issue price rules that tax effect on June 7 and how they will change the process of selling bonds.

State and local groups, warning the American Health Care Act would hurt them, say they'll fight to get the Senate to scrap or dramatically change the bill.

Congress has passed the $1T-plus omnibus spending bill, which President Trump must sign by midnight Friday.

The next municipal securities rules to be released from the IRS will be those on the public approval process for private activity bonds and they will be more flexible than previously proposed rules.

Congress includes funds for many bond-related programs in $1.16T spending bill for fiscal 2017.

Trump's tax plan could hurt state and local finances and bond financings.

The tax plan, which would dramatically reduce tax rates and simplify the tax system, would be paid for partly with the elimination of deductions and loopholes for the wealthy, raising fears over the tax-exemption.

Some market participants think issue price rules should be reviewed for complexity, burdens, and costs

Treasury and the IRS are asking which municipal bond projects should be on their next priority guidance plan

Mnuchin says the administration will come out with a comprehensive tax reform plan soon and is working on broad financial reform and repealing or fixing burdensome tax rules.

Local leaders fight for CDBG program during conference call

Nanette Lawson, at MSRB for more than five years, has become its CFO and treasurer

Identical bills pending in the Senate and House would expand the issuance of small manufacturing bonds

PABs could be used for carbon capture and storage projects under House and Senate bills

Bills now pending in the Senate and House would ease bank regulators' treatment of municipal securities