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Congressional offices may decide to minimize or ban face-to-face meetings as virus concerns grow.

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are proposing to spend hundreds of billions of dollars that would require the support of lawmakers in both chambers of Congress.

Richard Li, a pubic debt specialist for the city of Milwaukee, compared disclosing COVID-19 to disclosing a hurricane hitting localities on the Atlantic coast.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers wants Treasury to fill the position formerly held by John Cross III.

The current IRS fee charged to most governmental entities for private letter rulings is $30,000.

Sources say action on the SEC's proposed exemptive order has slowed, though it could garner attention at next week's conference.

Neither the House nor the Senate has publicly said how infrastructure legislation will be paid for.

Health care facilities have a high risk of cyberattacks compared to medium low risk for local governments and school districts, according to Moody’s

Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, is looking to attach tax-exempt advance refunding to an appropriations bill or other suitable legislation.

SCE&G, and former SCANA executives, violated securities laws while overseeing the defunct V.C. Summer project, the SEC said.

The IRS has informally responded to a letter from NABL asking for a reduction in the high fee it charged for private letter rulings.

The new committee of volunteers will be tasked with helping shape the future of EMMA.

Rep. Peter DeFazio said gas tax revenue could finance $500 billion in Treasury bonds.

The money is for post-Maria reconstruction costs.

More private money would be invested in infrastructure if Congress expands the use of PABs and P3s.

Indian River County commissioners voted to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review its unsuccessful appeal against passenger train developer Brightline/Virgin Trains.

The market got technically stronger and the new-issue calendar builds.

Public safety retirement costs are most significant at the city and county levels where they average 4.9% of aggregate spending for cities and 1.9% for counties.

Lack of supply continues while professional money keeps market liquid.

It’s unlikely Judy Shelton changed anyone’s mind but she appeared poised, confident and unshaken in defending herself and her previous statements and writings.