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The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans to discuss bank loans and dealer disclosure of markups to retail customers during its board meeting here next week.

Aging and underfunded infrastructure is the greatest challenge for mayors, according to a survey sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and The Boston University Initiative and supported by Citi.

Mayor Eric Garcetti named his former rival's chief of staff, Claire Bartels, to head Los Angeles' Office of Public Finance.

Wilmington Trust hired two new bankers last week to bolster the company's Municipal Corporate Trust team on the West Coast.

An agreement transferring control of three Maui County hospitals to Kaiser Permanente is said to save the Hawaii government $260 million over 10 years.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced on Tuesday which registered brokers, dealers, and municipal advisors will be required to participate in testing business continuity and disaster recovery plans.

A California pension reform ballot measure will not go before voters this year, with supporters saying they will wait for what they hope will be an easier path forward in 2018.

States can begin expending their share of the $39.7 billion of federal transportation funding provided in fiscal 2016 by the new FAST Act.

Only Congress can take the necessary steps to fully resolve Puerto Rico's debt crisis, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said in a letter to congressional leadership on Friday.

The Los Angeles Rams' planned stadium in Inglewood, Calif. is a credit positive for the city, Moody's Investors Service said.