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J.B. Pritzker tapped budget watchdogs and Chicago's fiscal chief for the budget transition committee.

Stradling, Yocca & Rauth's public finance practice has grown along with California.

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and stayed on course to hike in December,

Todd Barker appears prepared to have negotiated a monetary settlement with the SEC, while Dwayne Edwards plans to contest the SEC's motion in court.

Alabama-based Burr & Forman will gain McNair's significant public finance presence in South Carolina.

Municipal bonds remained stronger, basking in the afterglow of U.S. election results.

Continued selling would put more pressure on an already burdened secondary market.

The split in our government may enhance chances of infrastructure legislation, dash hopes for Tax Cut 2.0, and leave the muni tax exemption at risk.

Municipals are described as "idiosyncratic" as the municipal yield curve isn’t automatically tracking the Treasury curve. Coupons matter, outflows are manageable, liquidity is strong and munis are attractive to global buyers. Lord Abbett’s Dan Solender, portfolio manager, and Eric Friedland, head of municipal research, discuss all the factors. John Hallacy is host.

Initial claims for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell by 1,000 to 214,000 in the November 3 week, slightly above expectations.