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Inflation, labor shortages and implementation uncertainties loom as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act moves into center stage next year.

Towns in many states manage a big chunk of local roads but see little support from federal surface transportation formula grants.

The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department have a number of important updates for the muni market in 2022.

Industry advocates want to preserve allocation of private activity bonds to the states and help Congress understand the benefits of advance refunding.

Some firms are voluntarily self-reporting potential supervisory and suitability rule violations.

An influx of federal funds contributed to the stable outlook.

The framework that will guide federal transportation strategy in the coming years does not currently include any financial goals or objectives.

The Build Back Better in its current form essentially has been killed by Sen. Joe Manchin, likely limiting the potential for tax hikes in the coming year.

Sen. Schumer said the Senate would take up Build Back Better "very early in the new year."

Pushing the massive bill into 2022 reduces its overall chances of passage but increases the chances of reviving muni-related provisions.

Existing partisan divides and political pressures may influence how the infrastructure act's grants are allocated, one Congressman said.

FINRA found that RBC’s supervisory system did not flag recommendations that resulted in potentially unsuitable concentrations of high-yield bonds in certain customer accounts.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to its money market fund rules, which it has tinkered with repeatedly since the Great Recession.

The $2.5 trillion increase is expected to get the U.S. through 2023.

A group of leading automakers want the feds to require states to invest in the fastest EV chargers available.

The defendants are raising questions about due process and the definition of fee-splitting arrangements.

Following the departure of Devin Nunes as the top Republican slated to succeed the retiring Kevin Brady on the Ways and Means Committee, several Republicans have begun campaigning for the top spot, which could hold considerable influence over the municipal bond industry if Republicans take the House in 2022.

County executives said they need to protect against flooding, sea level rise, erosion and other climate change-related damage.

"The vast majority of muni issuers are trying to do the right thing,” Zehner said. “The vast majority of underwriters and municipal advisors are trying to do the right thing.”

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