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Jessica Giroux has been promoted to general counsel of the Bond Dealers of America, assuming the number two position in the middle-market dealer group.

An agreement on staffing a new customs facility in Detroit removes the final roadblock to a $3.3 billion P3 bridge project.

After five years as head of California's private activity bond allocation committee, Sean Spear is leaving to work as the managing director for a multifamily financing and municipal advisory firm.

A House panel will hold a hearing Feb. 26 on legislation that would allow Puerto Rico government-owned corporations to restructure their debts under Chapter 9 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code.

The political crisis in Oregon that ended its long-serving governor's political career was a non-event for the municipal bond market, showing no impact on a GO bond sale the day new governor Kate Brown took office.

Robert Fippinger, senior counsel at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and a Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board director since 2010, plans to join the MSRB as its chief legal officer on March 3, the board announced. Michael Post has been promoted to general counsel for regulatory affairs.

Connecticut governor proposes 30-year, $100 billion transportation program to modernize state's highway and transit infrastructure.

Hawaii Governor David Ige nominated Brigadier General Joseph Kim, as deputy director of the state's department of taxation.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti named city officials to a task force charged with creating a development strategy for the city's waterfront.

Kern County, Calif., is likely to withstand the revenue hit from the drop in oil prices, but smaller Kern County credits may not fare as well, according to Gurtin Fixed Income Management LLC.