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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.

DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation Committee, said he has also recommended the White House examine a new form of infrastructure bonding.

The window is closing as the Treasury begins to take extraordinary measures to prevent breaching the nation’s debt limit.

The cap, repeal of which is a priority for state and local groups, will affect nearly 11 million taxpayers, an audit found.

The new guidance cleared up social media advertising restrictions and interactive content.

The ruling affirmed a lower court ruling that dismissed a claim by the commonwealth’s Legislative Assembly that the board exceeded its power.

The audit includes $121.5 million in Series 2011 T direct-pay qualified zone academy bonds and four Series 2011 R taxable of school construction bonds that totaled $ 756.4 million.

Michael Decker has been managing director and co-head of municipal securities at SIFMA since October 2009.

The SLGS window could be closed for weeks or even months, a bad result for issuers who need access to them.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it had no authority over JEA’s agreement with the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia to buy nuclear power.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. has been asked to approve a third private activity bond allocation for Brightline/Virgin Trains.