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Auburn University in Alabama is one of many schools and companies doing out research supported by the Biden administration to pursue commercial-grade fusion.

States are dealing with budget surpluses with taxpayer rebates, infrastructure projects and debt service.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found that BNA Wealth didn't meet the regulatory requirements when it sold shares in 529 plans.

A financial instrument that has appealed to many municipalities to remedy underfunded pension plans is once again looking like a losing borrow and bet scheme.

The $10,000 state and local tax deduction cap is an important issue for high tax states like New York and California and investors who trade paper from those states.

The political uncertainty could eat into the number of "clean weeks" for issuance, said Citi's Vikram Rai.

The MSRB is proposing to allow previously qualified muni advisors, who have been out of the profession for two or more years, a one-time exemption from having to requalify by examination.

The MSRB took no concrete actions at its meeting that ended last week, but discussed initiatives important to market participants.

Kelly has twice introduced legislation to broaden private activity bonds.

A number of states are taking aim at tax reductions, though some experts view the move as misguided policy.

A group of top local government associations have formed a new legal coalition aimed at Supreme Court cases that carry municipal implications.

The three firms were ordered to pay $515,000 in restitution, but were spared any additional financial penalty.

Inflation continues to wreak havoc on new construction rental projects that are still in the pipeline.

Open data standards will help Flint "tell its story" and benchmark itself against other cities, said CFO Robert Widigan.

Municipal bond issuers are worried about what the recently passed Financial Data Transparency Act is going to cost them to implement.

The latest definition of federal waters includes roadside ditches, which some industry groups say will make transportation projects more costly and time-consuming.

BVAL marketed its bond valuation methods as sophisticated but sometimes based the valuation on a single broker quote, the SEC said.

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that blocks Treasury from enforcing the "tax cut ban" against 13 states.

Treasury's move is the latest by the federal government to enforce its Offset Provision that bars states from using ARPA funds for tax cuts.

High-speed rail connecting Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. would spark $355 billion in economic development, supporters say.