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The budget deal also provides state and local governments with federal funding certainty for the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.

The MSRB filed proposed Rule G-17 interpretive guidance to the SEC on Tuesday, aiming to streamline underwriters' disclosures to issuers.

Two reports from House staff and the Government Accountability Office paint an unflattering portrait of the executive branch's administration of grant programs that benefit bond issuers.

The report came in advance of a three-day MSRB board meeting on options to enhance transparency and educate investors.

The change would give airports more flexibility and local control to finance major construction projects with bonds.

The lawsuits were filed a day after 11 Democrats in the Senate and a bipartisan group of 47 House lawmakers announced a long-shot effort to repeal the regulation using the Congressional Review Act.

This latest IRS action is one of a series of bond audits involving various government agencies in Puerto Rico.

Registered advisory firm Dale Scott & Co. will pay $25,000, and one firm and one individual each will pay $10,000 for acting as unregistered solicitors.

The IRS regulation is targeted at ending workarounds by state and local governments that have been enacted since the cap was included in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Researchers found many pension plans have already taken significant steps to assure their long-term sustainabilty.

The expected decline in coal production amid pressure for climate change action demands better bond disclosure from affected governments, a new paper argues.

The impact of defaults by non-GO bonds was negligible to nonexistent on the ratings of GO bonds issued by the same local governments.

Sen. John Kennedy introduced the bill in April, and is attempting to move it forward. It would overhaul MSRB board membership rules, particularly for members representing the public.

Rep. Terri Sewell, an Alabama Democrat, on Wednesday delayed filing the bill in conjunction with a Public Finance Network event with congressional staff that highlighted the benefits of these bank private placements as well as advance refunding.

The monitorship plan will extend until Sept. 13 for seven assisted living facilities he is trying to liquidate.

State departments of transportation can't make long-term plans without some confidence in federal spending.

The Chicago-based firm adds to the dealer group's voice as it pushes for muni policy measures that have been stalled for years.

The role of SLGS has been significantly diminished by the termination of advance refundings on Jan. 1, 2018, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, with the amount of SLGS outstanding declining more than 49%.

Fitch Ratings on Monday assigned a BBB rating to $264 million of private activity bonds to fund an extension to Virginia’s 95 Express Lanes.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates there are 990,000 electric vehicles on the road this year and that number will grow to 1.5 million next year and 2.17 million in 2021.