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State and local government groups may not have a public opportunity to voice their arguments against eliminating state and local tax deductions.

House appropriators adopt 2018 spending plan that defunds TIGER and trims HUD grants.

A decreased reliance on bonds to finance capital investments has created a need for more municipal market research tools, experts said.

While EMMA has helped the market, it has not bridged the gap between institutional and retail.

Even as Medicaid rolls grew in 2015, states spent a smaller share of their revenues on the program.

Gruer will run an office for Blue Rose in Roseland, N. J.

Maryland was close last year to getting a $900 million grant when a judge halted the Purple Line.

UBS' fine follows prior SEC action against the firm for minimum denomination violations.

MSRB urges MAs to weigh whether they have duties to both issuers and borrowers in conduit deals.

GASB seeks comments through Sept. 15.

One CEO raised some concerns about electronic trading that he said regulators should consider.

New grant programs eliminate the need for TIGER program, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said.

The plaintiffs had alleged G-37 amendments would restrict the political contributions of municipal advisors.

State balance sheets were driven by a new accounting standard that require reporting pension obligations.

Former Ramapo, N.Y. town supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence is arguing he should either be acquitted or retried because of errors by the judge made before and during the trial as well as prejudice from jurors who found him guilty of 20 counts of conspiracy and fraud in connection with municipal bonds issued by the town and an authority.

The U.S. DOT hasn't taken requests for $500 million of TIGER grants for FY-2017, which ends Sept. 30.

The MSRB said it may add to its guidance in the future and will hold a seminar with dealers.

SEC chair Jay Clayton wants to ensure the fixed income market is efficient and transparent.

Loosening restrictions on low-interest TIFIA loans would increase program's use.

The government has averaged a $104 billion deficit in October over the last five years.