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The Trump administration officially rolled out an Executive Order laying out federal policy on Artificial Intelligence which cements fears from states worried about the loss of broadband funding tied to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Both parties agree the federal permitting process drives up infrastructure costs.

The compliance outreach program for municipal advisors and dealers, will be hosted jointly by the SEC, MSRB and FINRA.

"We sued to take a stand against the SROs on principle," an ASA spokesperson said Wednesday in a reference to both the MSRB and FINRA.

Hosting a single World Cup match can cost cities roughly $100 to $200 million, said House lawmakers that introduced the bill.

"Ultimately, this report is essential because member firm compliance protects investors and safeguards the integrity of our markets," FINRA's Greg Ruppert said.

FINRA found that the firm failed to include the non-transaction-based compensation indicator when reporting 12,066 municipal securities transactions.

The roster change comes as the powerful committee tackles the next surface reauthorization bill.

"The Nominating Committee's goal is to achieve broad representation of the municipal securities market on the MSRB Board of Directors," the committee's chair said.

"What we plan to tell the SEC is that municipal securities in general shouldn't be subject to Reg. AB," BDA's Michael Decker said.

Meridiam, ACS Infrastructure Development, Sacyr Infrastructure USA LLC and Plenary Americas are among the firms that have signaled interest in the project.

Disruptions to air travel during the federal government shutdown has sharpened the focus on legislation that would divert funds from the Airport & Airway Trust Fund to pay salaries of air traffic controllers.

Fippinger teamed up with co-authors Peg Henry and Ernesto Lanza for "The Securities Law of Public Finance (Fourth Edition)."

The project was the Georgia's first revenue-risk P3 and lays the groundwork for future express lane P3s.

The scheme cost at least 99 victims $5.7 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said.

Bank of America provided a letter of credit for Harvard after the Trump administration put it on a list usually reserved for vocational and beauty schools. 

Two House municipal finance caucus members are running for Senate next year.

For munis, the end of the shutdown helps steady the backdrop, said James Pruskowski, an investor and market strategist.

Rural providers face $137 billion in federal Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The decline in muni enforcement actions is part of a broader trend at the SEC.