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America simply cannot compete globally, especially with China, without an infrastructure-driven advanced manufacturing and inventive base.

Over the weekend, prominent senators criticized President Biden's infrastructure plan, with some more moderate senators' votes hanging in the balance.

Monday’s announcement came at the halfway mark of fiscal 2021 after only one other priority -- arbitrage violations -- had been announced since the Oct. 1 start of the federal fiscal year.

Recent one-time funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and higher-than-projected revenues for many states are in many cases being put into infrastructure.

The current prohibition against tax-exempt advance refunding was used as a minor pay-for in the GOP’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that cut personal and corporate tax rates.

Municipal bond provisions were not mentioned, but stakeholders expect those details to be hashed out in what is likely to be a protracted battle in Congress.

Merritt Research Services highlights "unsung disclosure heroes" while reporting little change in most issuers' sluggish pace at releasing audited financials.

The bill comes days before the Biden administration will reveal its infrastructure plan. Sources have said municipal bond provisions are likely to be included in an infrastructure package.

The National Federation of Municipal Analysts said its white paper is a disclosure template for future events such as large-scale tropical storms and wildfires.

The Securities and Exchange Commission previously charged one of the seven, an unregistered investment adviser, with similar allegations.

Other detention centers and prisons operating near the U.S.-Mexico border have undergone similar IRS audits the last couple of years in which issuers have agreed to convert their bonds from tax-exempt to taxable.

Jeffrey Fladell, who retired from RBC Capital Markets in 2017, agreed to pay that fine while neither admitting nor denying FINRA's charges.

The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority will seek a federal grant for the light rail tunnel with the support of the City Council.

Buttigieg's support of PAB financing comes days before the Biden administration plans to unveil its infrastructure proposal.

The savings from the March 19 bond sale will be dedicated to Guam’s tourism recovery efforts as well as debt service.

Senate and House committees are gearing up water infrastructure bills on a bipartisan basis.

States and local governments will soon get guidance on how they can spend $350 billion in funds from the last round of coronavirus relief.

The public notice filed on EMMA is the first report by any issuer in calendar 2021 of any type of IRS audit communication.

Nineteen states recognized delayed payments due to last year's IRS delay in the tax deadline to July 15.

Republican opposition to tax increases supporting an infrastructure bill may hamper the advancement of hoped-for muni tax provisions.