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State economies are generally stronger than anticipated in the first half of 2021.

President Joe Biden Monday signed into law a $1.1 trillion infrastructure bill.

Local governments are still processing funds from the CARES and ARPA bills.

Compliance input and advisory group submissions are due by Dec. 13th

The Build Back Better reconciliation bill would raise the SALT cap to $80,000 from $10,000, and that impact varies widely from state to state.

The inability to advance refund has cost issuers up to $10 billion since 2020, according to Municipal Market Analytics, a figure lobbyists hope will help make their case.

Former JP Morgan broker allegedly provided incorrect and misleading account reports to a customer.

President Biden had pledged to end the law that excludes residents of Puerto Rico from the federal supplemental security income program.

Assets ranging from airports, utilities and toll roads may come into play under P3 provisions in the infrastructure bill, which could attract public pension infrastructure investment.

This Fixed-Income Pricing and Valuation (FIPV) Division will use BDA resources to represent professionals who price and value securities portfolios.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed over the weekend, offering munis an indirect win by providing an influx of funds to state and local authorities.

Two major pieces of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, which carry implications for the municipal bond market, advanced in the House Friday.

The long end of the municipal curve rallied under a backdrop of stronger-than-expected October jobs data and upward revesions to the prior two months ahead of the arrival of $9.6 billion next week.

CDFA is advocating for a holistic solution from Congress to address private activity bond challenges.

The municipal bond market is closely watching proposals from the House and the Senate to overhaul the SALT federal deduction cap.

A federal judge signed off on sanctions against IFS Securities Inc.'s former head trader for allegedly pocketing phony commissions and unauthorized trades that bankrupted the firm.

A study by the Reason Foundation attempts to solve the problem of paying both tolls and fuel taxes on the same highway and offers a blueprint for how states can allocate toll revenue.

"Compromises had to be made," Neal said about muni market proposals being dropped from the Build Back Better agenda.

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler focused much of his comments during SIFMA’s Annual Meeting on why he considers himself to be just getting the ball rolling on climate disclosures.

The popularity of cryptocurrency may drive investment by public pension funds.