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Research indicates office space conversions could be financed with bonds.

A Senate bill holds drinking and wastewater infrastructure funding level to 2023, but advocates the SRFs could see cuts when the two chambers hammer out final appropriations.

Representatives from the business, academic, legal and other disciplines gathered on Capitol Hill to take aim at the many SEC rule proposals initiated under Gary Gensler's tenure.

While some reliable options have emerged, market professionals remain hopeful the old advance refunding will return before the desire to bring it back loses any momentum.

The relief means little for traditional municipal issuers but will have an effect on some conduit borrowers and issuers "adjacent" to the municipal market.

The application criteria for the grant programs handcuffs $5.5 billion in transportation spending to progressive priorities," said Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz.

The Biden administration announces new emphasis on transit-oriented development.

The board expects to have FY 2024 fees filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission before Dec. 1.

With nearly two years of volatility, The Bond Buyer wants to know your expectations for the year to come, from interest rates and bond volume to ESG and technology.

New House Speaker Mike Johnson has laid out an aggressive calendar to avoid a government shutdown.

Michael Whitaker, a career aviation executive, has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate to lead the FAA following Steve Dickson's resignation in March 2022.

The National League of Cities found mostly good news for city budgets.

The nearly two-year delay in setting up the per-mile charging fee pilot program means Congress will not be able to consider the feasibility of the fees as it crafts the next surface transportation law.

New York-based Odeon Capital failed to report approximately 225 municipal securities transactions to RTRS over a two and a half year period.

"Nothing is off the table in terms of looking at who we can potentially charge," said Brian Fagel, assistant director of the SEC's Public Finance Abuse Unit.  

"A lot of these priority items are bottlenecking, said Brian Egan, director of government affairs at the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has endorsed a plan that would raise the state and local tax deduction limit to $20,000 for single filers and $40,000 for couples.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers has a new president.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will meet Oct. 25-26 to hold its first meeting of FY 2024.

The SEC's Examination Division will focus on solicitor municipal advisors' compliance with new MSRB Rule G-46, which goes into effect on Mar. 1, 2024.