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Underwriting, transaction and technology fees will be reduced during a six-month period.

Reps. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio and Dutch Ruppersberger, D-Md., are also drumming up support for the muni market's role in infrastructure finance.

A bill moving through the state legislature would wrest the airport from the city's control and place it under a state authority.

A bill to let money market mutual funds use a stable net asset value is back on the table with the support of muni issuers.

The $11 million in tax exempt bonds that financed the construction of the K through 6 school are being paid off by the owner of the apartment building developed on part of the 1.67-acre site.

The Bond Dealers of America pushed for legislative support of the muni market during a Capitol Hill briefing Tuesday.

Long-time muni lobbyist Michael Decker talks to the Bond Buyer about his next steps and the challenges facing the muni market.

Trump proposed $8.5 billion in cuts to the Department of Education and another $8.6 billion to the Department of Housing and Urban Development which would bring financial upheaval to school district budgets and public housing authorities.

The groups believe the MSRB cast too wide a net to non-syndicate dealers in its January draft guidance.

Bond lawyers asked for a safe harbor for issuers to provide unaudited information without needing to be fearful of anti-fraud laws.

Telley Meier, IRS field operations manager for the Indian Tribal Government/Tax Exempt Bonds office, advises bond attorneys to call the examination agent if they think an audit has been erroneously selected.

Bond lawyers pushed for information from the SEC's top muni official Thursday.

The man behind the allegations of widespread VRDO fraud is Bjorn Johan Rosenberg.

All four industry groups that submitted comments on the proposed rule requested a continuation of the practice that allows remarketing reissuances at a premium.

A wide variety of projects would be eligible under the bill, including airports, ports, transit, and more.

Some issuers were concerned about precedents they would be setting and questions underwriters could have regarding compliance with the amended rule.

An easier procedure for declaring when a reissuance occurs is among NABL's recommendations.

The federal tax issue that is at stake in both audits involve the federal payments for the direct-pay subsidy.

Many airports are at their maximum bonding ability using the revenue stream from the current PFC levy, according to the Airports Council International-North America.

The settlement approved by the Oyster Bay Town Board requires it to hire a municipal finance consultant.