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Partnerships between governmental or nonprofit entities and private entities should be treated favorably under private-activity bond and 501(c)(3) bond rules, the National Association of Bond Lawyers argued.

California is making its debut into the "green bond" market next week with its $2.3 billion general obligation bond sale.

The credit quality of California's water and sewer utilities will not be significantly impacted by the state's drought, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Village Center Community Development District in Florida, whose status as a political subdivision that can issue tax-exempt bonds has been disputed, is planning to price three issues of taxable refunding bonds next week.

Standard & Poor's revised the outlook to negative and affirmed a AA long-term rating on Kauai County, Hawaii's outstanding general obligation bonds, in a Sept. 16 report.

A federal appeals court recently agreed with a lower court that former Miami budget director Michael Boudreaux does not have immunity from Securities and Exchange Commission charges, a decision some experts think could have implications for the SEC's Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initiative or other enforcement actions going forward.

An attorney representing defendants in a Victorville, Calif. bond fraud lawsuit pleaded guilty in a separate case to charges of money laundering and witness tampering.

A federal banking rule that doesn't classify municipal bonds as high-quality liquid assets needs to be reworked to ensure it won't impede critical infrastructure development, Sen. Chuck Schumer told regulators on Tuesday.

The state of California is planning to sell $110 million of general obligation bonds for the state's Department of Veterans Affairs mortgage loan program in a competitive offering on Thursday.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers has many ongoing projects, including completing an analysis of the long-term implications of a self-reporting disclosure enforcement program, commenting on the SEC's 2012 municipal market report, and providing regulators with its views on tax issues, said its incoming president Antonio "Tony" Martini.