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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.

As the program inches through the federal appropriation process, Texas lawmakers have allocated state funds and created a five-county district with taxing power.

Current interest rates offer arbitrage opportunities and challenges to bond issuers.

Panelists at this year's GFOA Minimuni Conference remarked on how difficult an environment it is for issuers and why recognizing this is essential for voluntary disclosure.

Despite the sticker shock of rising rates, yields in fact are at average levels for over the last 30 years, panelists said at the GFOA's MiniMuni conference.

Mitigation efforts can't always prevent a ratings drop.

Officials from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board said that adhering to the Financial Data Transparency Act may make things more complicated.

A rising number of states levy a tax or fee on electric vehicles, but a new Senate bill would enact the first federal tax.

At stake is nearly $800 million in Federal Transit Administration funds.

Public finance advocates are examining House speaker candidates to see which ones have local and state experience.

Without admitting or denying the findings, Luther Speight and his firm Luther Speight and Company agreed to pay civil penalties of $20,000 and $10,000, respectively.