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The agencies are overstepping their statutory authority in trying to force the market to adopt a new securities identifier, says the American Bankers Association.

A report by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association shows that the move to a T+1 settlement cycle has struck the right balance between increasing efficiencies and mitigating risk.

House Republicans are once again careening towards a government shutdown

The candidates touched on muni-adjacent issues like energy policy, housing and tariffs but offered little new information on infrastructure proposals or tax policies.

The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing Tuesday examining the practices of proxy advisors and their relationship with ESG investing.

Issuance as of Wednesday is at $345.327 billion, a 32.7% increase over 2023. The Bond Buyer 30-day visible calendar on Monday was at $20.02 billion, the largest in nearly four years.

Municipals lagged the UST moves again, cheapening ratios and creating a valuable entry point for investors looking for compelling taxable equivalent yields, particularly 10-years and out.

Environmental regulations under fire in California.

The high-grade issue is expected to be well received by the market. D.C. joins a growing list of issuers refunding outstanding BABs amid lower rates.

It's the latest proposal for a type of national infrastructure financing structure in lieu of the municipal bond market.

Iowa has the largest number of poor bridges, followed by Pennsylvania and Illinois.

House Republicans are hoping to jam through a voter eligibility bill as part of the upcoming continuing resolution in order to avert a shutdown before Sept. 30.

California and Texas have received the most amount of federal investment to date, according to a pair of reports tracking the climate law's investments.

Rep. Steven Horsford will likely replace the late Rep. Bill Pascrell.

With Chairman Tom Carper retiring, the key committee will be under new leadership regardless of the election outcome.

The House bill supported by the coalition would allow municipal bond holders to transfer the securities to the bank in exchange for stock.

Tensquare and its partner Karl Jentoft were charged for acting as an unregistered municipal advisor in eight offerings for charter schools in Minnesota.

Redeveloping the RFK stadium site could spur public finance of a multi-use project.

The data comes from a new MSRB study, on a topic related to a 2023 report.

Committee Chair Sherrod Brown is facing a tough election.