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The SEC chairman’s comments are consistent with his record, which has included repeated calls for the MSRB to take steps to be sure investors are aware that issuer financials filed to EMMA can often be many months old.

The proposal would impact the private placement business and may require amendments of MSRB rules.

Implementation Guidance 2020 covers leases, fiduciary activities, asset retirement obligations, conduit debt obligations and amendment to parts of implementation guides issued in 2015 and 2017.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found D.A. Davidson & Co. provided inaccurate pricing in issue price certificates.

The $10.2 billion is designated for long-term mitigation work to prevent a future recurrence of the damage and to make electrical grid improvements that will withstand future storms.

Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr., the securities industry trade group's CEO, warned against a proposal to exempt some muni advisors from registering as broker-dealers.

The survey of 17 economists found they were split over the next interest rate move by the Federal Reserve.

In a recent Moody's report, analysts said states would be able to weather a moderate recession due to healthy reserves.

The $10,000 limit on the SALT deduction caused an estimated 10.88 million individual taxpayers to lose $323.1 billion in tax deductions for the 2018 tax year.

Some market participants worry about the viability of a key muni advocacy talking point if enough midsize issuers begin to embrace the taxable market.

In formal comments filed with the federal government and separately to GASB, municipal finance groups have given the regulators generally high marks.

Each state would be guaranteed $25 million in bonding authority each year, with an additional $1.25 billion in authority allocated among the states according to rural population.

A bus line in Flagstaff received $17.3 million in grants to relocate its connection center and buy zero emission buses.

In 2012 John Cross became the first person to head the independent Office of Municipal Securities at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The repeal will help states and cities move forward with bonding and future projects, especially as spring construction season is around the corner.

Total state spending increased 5.7% in fiscal 2019 supplied by a 4.7% increase in federal funding that was augmented by a 5.9% increase the use of state funds.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board assigned muni market veterans to give input on rules and transparency related to municipal fund securities.

The winner is Christian Beltran, a student at the University of Southern California’s Sol Price School of Public Policy.

The council suggested the VCAP program would remain in place for issuers who need a legally binding agreement, but would become the third tier of a system that would offer two simpler options.

In a working paper paper released by the Volcker Alliance on Wednesday, researchers said states need to do a better job of disclosing their infrastructure needs.