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Susan Gaffney has been hired as executive director of the National Association of Municipal Advisors.

Smaller seaports may find it difficult to fund the facilities needed to compete with rivals that can accommodate larger cargo ships.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has censored and fined UBS Financial Services $750,000 for falsely representing to its customers that the interest on their municipal bond payments was tax-exempt when it was taxable.

Fresno County, Calif. will bring $27 million of pension obligation refunding bonds to market in the coming days.

The authors of a California ballot initiative that would restructure public employee pensions said they will commission a legal review of the measure's "title and summary" before gathering signatures.

The $11.6 billion set aside for a new freight-related highway projects is seen as important part of Senate's proposed six-year transportation bill.

Richmond, Calif., is fighting to avoid being perceived as the next California issuer in distress after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the city to junk.

Roseville, Calif.'s water utility revenue certificates of participation won an upgrade from Standard & Poor's, which cited the system's ability to raise rates.

Baltimore officials want Maryland to share savings from a cancelled rail project to upgrade the city's bus system.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board announced Monday it will increase its initial and annual fees while lowering its underwriting fee to better distribute costs among regulated entities based on level of involvement.