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The expected decline in coal production amid pressure for climate change action demands better bond disclosure from affected governments, a new paper argues.

The impact of defaults by non-GO bonds was negligible to nonexistent on the ratings of GO bonds issued by the same local governments.

Sen. John Kennedy introduced the bill in April, and is attempting to move it forward. It would overhaul MSRB board membership rules, particularly for members representing the public.

Rep. Terri Sewell, an Alabama Democrat, on Wednesday delayed filing the bill in conjunction with a Public Finance Network event with congressional staff that highlighted the benefits of these bank private placements as well as advance refunding.

The monitorship plan will extend until Sept. 13 for seven assisted living facilities he is trying to liquidate.

State departments of transportation can't make long-term plans without some confidence in federal spending.

The Chicago-based firm adds to the dealer group's voice as it pushes for muni policy measures that have been stalled for years.

The role of SLGS has been significantly diminished by the termination of advance refundings on Jan. 1, 2018, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with the amount of SLGS outstanding declining more than 49%.

Fitch Ratings on Monday assigned a BBB rating to $264 million of private activity bonds to fund an extension to Virginia’s 95 Express Lanes.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates there are 990,000 electric vehicles on the road this year and that number will grow to 1.5 million next year and 2.17 million in 2021.

The number of states levying special annual registration fees on electric vehicles has risen by seven this year to 27 as governments seek new ways to fund transportation.

States collected more than $45.2 billion in motor fuel taxes in 2017, compared with $36.8 billion 10 years earlier, according to the Federal Highway Administration.

Both BDA and SIFMA have now both asked the SEC not to grant regulatory relief to PFM, one of the largest municipal advisors in the business.

Through February of this year, 20 P3-related bills were enacted by 14 states since 2016.

The SEC approved the changes to Rule G-11 on primary offerings and Rule G-32 on disclosures in connection with primary offerings late last week after a two-year review process by the MSRB.

Investors will still lose big as the SEC's case against Dwayne Edwards and Todd Barker is now all but over.

Investor confusion about Harvey, Illinois, and a local library district contributed to a municipal advisor and broker-dealer facing Securities and Exchange Commission charges in a bond offering gone wrong.

XBRL recently released its second draft of a CAFR reporting taxonomy incorporating feedback from groups such as the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers.

Despite views on Capitol Hill that leaned towards taking financing away from public transit, the House bill would strengthen transit issuers.

Investors are likely to lose millions whether the Atlanta-based financier continues under a court-appointed monitorship or not.