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Conners & Co. consented to FINRA's findings without admitting or denying them.

Academics, policy makers and lawmakers are exploring ways to deal with the rising costs of operating bus lines and identify funding options.

Sven Hodges will focus on energy and advanced manufacturing projects.

"It's hard to know whether a decrease in enforcement is a statistical blip or early evidence of [a] meeker, milder FINRA in the current era," said Benjamin Edwards, an associate dean at UNLV law school.

The firm violated MSRB Rules G-47 and G-27, FINRA found

South Carolina — which just passed a law allowing tolls and public-private partnerships — won federal funding for a statewide asset scan focused on its major transportation corridors for potential P3s.

"I think generally there is an over-emphasis placed on the takedown at the expense of considering the overall cost of the transaction," Nikolai Sklaroff, capital finance director at the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, said.

After the DOT "expedited" a $25 million investment in the train, Q1 trespassing incidents and collisions on Brightline Florida fell 30% year-over-year, the office said.

Hospitals, universities and transit agencies are among the issuers that would face heightened uncertainty around federal funding if the rule is enacted.

Immediately after signing a $70 billion reconciliation bill into law, President Trump began pushing for a third reconciliation package.

"I would say we were pleasantly surprised that there aren't mandates that are laced in this proposal," GFOA's Emily Brock said.

The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies last week by a vote of 34 to 27.

As budget reconciliation finally moves past the Senate, Aggie bond advocates are reintroducing the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act.

Regulators may be questioning "whether these trading accounts are really institutions or whether they function like an unregistered broker."

Moody's Ratings has announced a credit rating downgrade to A2 from A1 for AU, due to operating pressure which comes on the heels of a 4% tuition hike earlier this spring.

"When FINRA and MSRB rules which cover similar functions differ in their application, it raises compliance costs for dealers and raises the risk of inadvertent noncompliance," the Bond Dealers of America said in its letter.

The bill promote private capital and public-private partnerships as part of the financing process.

Ed Fierro, a partner at Bracewell, said "making any changes to the rule is a very lengthy process."

Issuers are watching Washington D.C. gearing up for a water bill reauthorization, along with decisions on state revolving funds, appropriation levels and the future of WIFIA.

TIFIA and RRIF programs were slightly expanded and airport authorities will now be able to apply for CRISI grants.