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Former state transportation official Shailen Bhatt, if confirmed by the full Senate, would play a key role in the rollout of highway funds in the bipartisan infrastructure law.

In the letter addressed to House congressional leaders, members urged leadership to expand the affordable housing credit and lower the PAB requirement.

Ruben James Rojas agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay a $50,000 fine after the Securities and Exchange Commission found that he misled bond investors in connection with a $100 million offering.

A Federal appellate court has issued two opinions in the cases of Ohio and Kentucky and Tennessee, and in the latter, agreed the offset provision is unconstitutional.

Incoming Gov. Wes Moore's political support for Hogan's signature project is uncertain.

A combination of federal funding and rising tax collections has filled the coffers.

Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi told lawmakers he would not support a PREPA debt settlement that would cause "extraordinary increases in the cost of electricity."

Major cities are generally doing well despite economic volatility.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has filed to extend G-27 relief to give dealers an extra six-month window for remote inspections

Some projects that were budgeted and started at the beginning of the inflation spiral are now in jeopardy.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's FY 2022 results show the Commission filed 760 enforcement actions and recovered $6.4 billion in penalties and disgorgement, a 9% increase from FY 2021.

The future of ESG and how it relates to the present raises questions about the general nature of public finance. 

The DOT's federal financing pipeline has mushroomed in recent years, as has the type of projects being financed.

As issuers continue to discover new ways to unlock infrastructure funding, out-of-the box thinking may win the day.

The City of Rochester, New York, and its former finance director appear set in fighting SEC charges that they defrauded investors in connection with a 2019 bond offering.

Putting a county government into the real estate development business goes beyond making the numbers work.

Republicans critical of the infrastructure law won't be able to stop the flow of federal funds, even if they win the House.

NABL sends detailed letter requesting guidance on interbank offered rates ruling

The MSRB's latest request for comment has won initial praise from broker-dealer groups.

With midterms over, the action now turns to lame-duck legislation that may impact the muni market.