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The IRS extension allowing TEFRA hearings to be completed over the phone through March 31, 2022, might well be extended even more, tax lawyers say.

Congress approved a one-month extension of surface transportation programs, buying more time to continue negotiations over infrastructure and budget bills.

A huge investment in technology dominates the MSRB's budget.

Two hearings before the House Committee on Financial Services in the past week have been rife with criticism of Fed and Treasury responses to the pandemic.

An agreement on the $10,000 limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes is a priority for local governments.

Mayors are urging Congress to preserve major housing support in the reconciliation bill.

The growing P3 sector would enjoy a boost across many markets, including rural broadband, under P3-friendly provisions in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

Congress this week will take up bills closely watched by the muni market, including infrastructure, budget and debt ceiling measures.

Public finance issuers are taking an increased interest in the applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technology, and it is entering the market in multiple ways.

Cities and representatives from the National Urban League said the infrastructure bill would be a huge boost for cities and underserved neighborhoods.

A firm and its two principals have been charged for an improper fee-splitting arrangement under the relatively new regulatory regime for municipal advisors.

The country's digital divide and ailing water infrastructure would see boosts in bipartisan infrastructure bill up for House vote as soon as Monday.

Citi's muni strategy group had worried that a proposed 3% surcharge in the reconciliation bill would apply to tax-exempt interest, but now feels differently.

The House is expected to approve a stopgap funding measure that suspends the debt ceiling and marks one of several partisan showdowns ahead of the looming fiscal year-end.

A superior court judge has granted the relator a small victory in a long fought case of alleged false claims, fraud and collusion.

Tax exempt coupon income may be included in a proposed 3% high income surcharge in the reconciliation bill, Citi says

Private sector competition and unprecedented retirement rates are driving a need to attract new finance workers to a stable and thriving profession.

Muni advisors can dialogue with regulators on key obligations from multiple perspectives

Several strategists estimate the municipal market will be 50% taxable in five years if a direct-pay bond option makes its way into law.

RBC and two muni managers settled charges of flipping bonds in the SEC's latest action targeting abuse of retail order periods.