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Demand for public-private partnerships in higher education is on the rise, particularly for student housing and parking, according to a report issued by Fitch Ratings.

States would be barred from starting to require the collection and remittance sales taxes from online vendors located out of state until next year under a bill introduced by two Republicans in the Senate.

The top executives of FINRA, the MSRB, and some industry groups received total compensation of more than $1 million, The Bond Buyer’s latest survey of compensation levels at 23 municipal market-related groups shows.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent letters to the 12 top banks and broker-dealers that remarket variable rate demand obligations, seeking information and documents on their remarketing and rate resetting practices.

The MSRB is concerned about the fairness of so-called "pre-arranged trading," but some say it's a bit of a grey area.

The median net pension liability in the nation’s 15 largest cities jumped 16% on a per capita basis in fiscal 2017, S&P Global Ratings said Wednesday.

The first phase of the long-delayed Gateway project under the Hudson River is "shovel ready" and ready to take flight once the Trump administration provides the green light, according to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

Congress could pass legislation authorizing advance refundings and liberalizing private activity bond restrictions to aid in disaster recovery, NABL said.

The Senate voted 85 to 14 on Wednesday, mostly along party lines, to confirm Republican Elad Roisman to become a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2023.

The bill would make permanent the lower tax rates for individuals and small businesses and the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax deductions.

The SEC is sorting out those charged with engaging in a large multi-year "flipping" and kickback scheme.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton cited Rebecca Olsen's "deep knowledge of the U.S. municipal bond market" and focus on "integrity and transparency" in naming her director.

Republican Elad Roisman appears to be moving toward confirmation to the SEC without being paired with a Democrat.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will issue $1.75 billion of bonds for the privately owned passenger train project.

NASBO Executive Director John Hicks said that deposits made to rainy days funds from budget surpluses will likely bring the total to more than $58 billion for fiscal 2018.

The Florida Development Finance Corp. will be asked to be the conduit issuer for $1.75 billion of PABs on behalf of the project's private owners.

The MSRB is making a push to understand muni market indicators.

Wilshire Consulting said the aggregate funded ratio for U.S. state pension plans remained unchanged between and first and second quarters of 2018 at 70.8%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous 12 months.

The proposed Treasury rules would limit states' use of charitable deductions as workarounds for the $10,000 cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes.

Legislation pending in both the Senate and House would eliminate private activity bond volume caps for water and sewer projects.