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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.

Although many IRS audits of tax-exempt bonds are not reported on EMMA, the fact that only three have been reported almost halfway through the year highlights the recent drop in enforcement actions.

Jose Ramirez says he doesn't recognize the criminal mastermind portrayed in the SEC's complaint against him.

The NLC survey found the availability of broadband and digital connectivity improved in about three in 10 urban core and rural communities over the past year.

The five-year Highway Trust Fund reauthorization still requires action by the House Ways and Means Committee to approve revenue measures for financing the bill.

Walorski is a co-sponsor of two bills in the current Congress to expand the use of private activity bonds in financing public buildings and affordable housing.

As of Tuesday, the federal website Regulations.gov listed 96 written comments on the proposed interim rule that will cover how this federal aid is dispersed through Dec. 31, 2024.

The California treasurer also suggests adding flexibility to federal rail grants ,which are typically reserved for government projects, to include jointly undertaken public-private partnerships.

The ambitious spending envisioned in the bill is already getting pushback from Republicans.

If Congress does not act on the island’s Medicaid funding by the end of September, the funding shortfall would force officials to drop an estimated 800,000 people from the rolls.

The dealer group's concern is on the treatment of institutional SMMPs under the suitability standard.