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Alleged supervisory failures led to unsuitable trading patterns of Puerto Rico and other bonds, FINRA found.

Ed Sisk, a managing director and head of public finance at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has been MSRB chair since Oct. 1, 2019.

Research suggests limited effectiveness of the SEC's rules requiring disclosure of private debt.

Current rules require disclosures to customers who probably do not need them, industry lobbying groups argue.

The U.S. Department of Transportation secretary and elected leaders from New York and New Jersey pitched the $11.6 billion project, citing economic and safety concerns.

Aid ranges from as much as 22.7% of fiscal 2020 spending in Wyoming to as little as 4.9% in Wisconsin.

Only two of the nine justices were in favor of adding New Hampshire v. Massachusetts to the docket for the fall term.

State and local government groups want the focus on reinstating tax-exempt advance refunding bonds and expanding the current financing tools.

One big area of spending growth has been Medicaid health services for the poor, which is on track to jump by 12.5% in the current fiscal year.

As infrastructure talks unfold in Washington, the likelihood of higher taxes may be waning, at least in the short run.

Toll roads suffered tremendously from dips in traffic associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Justice Department analysis was released Wednesday in conjunction with a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on two competing bills aimed at determining the territory’s future.

Dealers and muni advisors think the loyalties of solicitor MAs should be clearly disclosed.

The roughly $1 trillion bipartisan plan would rely heavily on municipal financing tools to achieve $1 trillion in investment with any new federal taxes.

Some lawmakers in Washington during infrastructure discussions have proposed repurposing some of the $350 billion of American Rescue Plan Act relief funds allocated to state, local and tribal governments. This would be a mistake.

The group is also urging Congress to enact enhancements for aggie bonds and industrial development bonds.

The nine justices of the Supreme Court are scheduled to hold a closed-door conference June 24 to decide whether to put the case on their docket for the fall term.

Giroux brings to the MSRB her experience advocating on behalf of both broker-dealers and bond lawyers.

The New York-based firm agreed to be censured, pay the penalty, and remedy alleged problems with its supervisory system.

One involves a framework worked out by 10 senators while the other involves a more narrowly-focused $78 billion bill for passenger and freight rail.