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A strong project pipeline has P3 advocates hopeful for the future, despite some lackluster recent numbers.

The latest round of criticism sounds the alarm bells for closer examination and further exemptions for certain trades and certain broker dealers.

The measure "sets the table for a likely big tax bill next Congress," said Charles Samuels of Mintz Levin.

"This bipartisan FAA reauthorization bill is the product of endless hours of negotiation and debate and will transform several aspects of flying in the years to come," said Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn.

"It's getting frantic out there," when it comes to competitive grants and drumming up local matches, said William Murdock, executive director of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, speaking at a local government event during Infrastructure Week in Washington, D.C.

High speed passenger rail line leveraging $3 billion in DOT grants

The ASCE in a report analyzing future infrastructure needs says it will take a mix of public and private funds to narrow the funding gap.

The proposal would codify a supervisory system that recognizes the work from home reality.

The nation's 3,300 airports face $151 billion in infrastructure needs over the next five years, according to the 2023 U.S. Airport Infrastructure Needs Report.

The approval clears the way for groundbreaking on a bridge that the two states have been trying to replace for 12 years.

Immigration effects in municipalities are seen as pros and cons

"One big challenge is the amount of advocates that we've had in Congress that will be retiring or no longer running for re-election," said SIFMA's Leslie Norwood.

The MSRB's move to a one-minute reporting standard was questioned in a House hearing Tuesday in the context of regulation that could go too far.

The Build America Bureau has $100 million in grants available over the next five years for public entities doing pre-development work to structure public private partnerships for transportation and transit-oriented development projects. 

The loan, which features a 2.5% interest rate, will finance nearly half of a community building in downtown Mount Vernon, Washington.

Proposed rulemaking on the FDTA is expected in June, but clarity on what exactly it means for the muni market is years down the line.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has already pledged to try to overturn the rule in Congress.

The firm violated MSRB Rules G-15 on confirmation, G-8 on books and records and G-27 on supervision, FINRA found.

Subcommittee Chair Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., asked Buttigieg if the $20 billion of federal commitments for transit projects over the next decade "might create a check we can't cash."

The bill would authorize $105 billion in appropriations through 2028 but still faces a few hurdles in Congress.