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Sens. Manchin and Schumer's long-elusive deal on a energy, climate and tax bill includes no muni-friendly items or SALT reform.

The SEC’s Public Finance Abuse Unit has brought four enforcement cases against municipal issuers this year, which signals a shift from the usual focus on underwriters and municipal advisors.

The Democrats' reconciliation bill has been whittled down to a pair of health care provisions, including one that carries implications for nonprofit hospital credit quality.

Public finance attorney and NABL board member Johnny Hutchinson has left Squire Patton Boggs to join Nixon Peabody as a partner.

Scammers are masquerading as the IRS’ Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division to try and get issuers and borrowers to disclose confidential information.

At the Colorado DOT, Shailen Bhatt oversaw the $1.2 billion I-70 expansion, a public-private partnership that was the state's largest highway project to date.

Court decisions are highlighting the complexity of controlling how states spend money allocated them by federal law.

Park View School Inc., a charter school operator in Prescott Valley, has filed for bankruptcy following years of financial mismanagement and a lawsuit from the SEC.

The new law kills tolling for the Major Bridge program but allows the P3 contract to remain in place.

“We have to be able to build things better and faster in this country and you don’t have to be a Democrat or a Republican to agree with that."

The 2023 fiscal year chair, vice chair and four new members will be announced after the meeting and the board will adopt its FY 2023 budget.

Bond premiums decrease when a city facing flood risk adopts measures that will reduce those risks, according to a recent study.

Issuers come to market more often and with larger deals when muni bond funds are enjoying inflows, a new paper contends. But not all market participants agree.

Many local governments are taking this opportunity to partner with neighbors to help strengthen and build more ambitious projects across regions.

Public sector employment remains low despite the influx of federal aid, and governments dangling high wages and benefits could face long-term credit challenges, panelists said at Brookings Municipal Finance Conference.

The MSRB has released a mid-year research report showing the sharp decline of taxable issuances, significant outflows from mutual funds and a particularly fruitful last few months for individual investors.

A new study found that following the recent law in Texas law barring muni underwiriting by banks discriminating against the oil and gas industry, municipalities face higher borrowing costs after many players exited the market.

The current territorial status would not be an option in a Puerto Rico voter plebiscite.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s wholesale refusal to back the climate and tax measures in Democrats’ Build Back Better bill deals a final blow to any hopes of passing any provisions of the muni agenda before November.

The condition of infrastructure projects should be included in bond pricing metrics as many infrastructure assets around the country have turned into liabilities.