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A growing rainy-day fund helped Alaska win a Moody's Ratings upgrade, bringing the state's issuer and general obligation bond ratings to Aa2 from Aa3.

Deals from two small Michigan cities show how bond-funded improvements are used to keep up with water infrastructure replacement needs.

Tom Kozlik said he was particularly concerned about the impact of a scaled-back FEMA on issuers in the Southeast.

"We expect no change to rates but [for the Federal Open Market Committee] to continue to signal that rate cuts should still be expected," said Cooper Howard, a fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab.

The action stems from conduct that occurred from 2020-2023, FINRA alleged.

White, who served as CEO of the financial advisory firm for over three decades before retiring at the end of 2011, passed away on Friday.

Hillman is part of a spate of hirings deepening the firm's presence in certain regions and the transportation sector. 

K-12 public schools get a $55 per-student increase in the state basic allotment, while other funding is allocated to specific purposes.

In the first quarter of this year, 18.6% of new-issue volume in the market was traded electronically, up from 17.3% last year, according to data from Coalition Greenwich.

The Senate needs 51 votes to pass the bill, which has already sparked opposition from moderate and conservative Republicans.