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Birmingham, Alabama-based FNBB Capital Markets has been fined by the regulator for failing to include certain mark-ups and mark-downs on dealer confirmations sent to retail customers.

Without legislation, the Supreme Court's Chevron ruling makes it "less likely" the U.S. will meet its stated climate goals, said Moody's Investors Service.

The amendments add disclosure scenarios, slightly update the definition of materiality as well as clarify details of supplementary material.

FEMA's rule is among the first adopted by a federal agency that will require federally funded projects to be sited and designed with future climate impacts in mind, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council.

The question of how much federal money Congress will provide for the replacement of the Key Bridge goes before the Senate Environmental Committee.

State and local government subsidies for sports stadiums reached an almost 20-year high in 2023, but the ballooning industry could cause adverse financial and economic effects, Moody's warns.

GOP House bills feature spending cuts and some policy riders, including a provision in the Transportation and Housing draft bill that bans congestion pricing in New York.

A half-billion dollars in grants are to be split by a dozen of the nearly 500 applicants for the tech hub program and 31 semifinalists.

Work is expected to be completed in 2038 and ultimately provide four rail tunnels for Amtrak and NJ Transit trains between New York and New Jersey.

The issuance is expected to generate strong interest in D.C., Virginia, and Maryland.

The environmental clearance marks a regulatory milestone, but major funding shortfalls remain.

Another round of grants authorized in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is going out to 129 airports in 40 states.

The request is part of the White House's larger funding request from Congress to cover disaster needs from tornados to wildfires.

The SEC, MSRB and FINRA will gather in Denver Nov. 20-21 to discuss compliance for MAs and broker-dealers, examination priorities, and more.

The Supreme Court decision in SEC v. Jarkesy held that Congress can't force regulated entities to defend themselves in the SEC's in-house court, but likely won't change much for the Public Finance Abuse Unit.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told lawmakers federal money is being dispensed roughly on schedule, though efforts to streamline certain processes are underway.

Passed every two years since 2016, the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 hits on many of President Biden's climate and resiliency goals.

Washington state won the most amount of grants and the most in funding for the second year in a row.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, recently vetoed anti-ESG legislation similar to Missouri's, saying that it overstepped legal authority.

A pair of infrastructure experts are proposing a $25 billion federal appropriation to create state bond banks across the country.