Washington

A trade war or trade slowdown with China could impact some credits, with West Coast container ports particularly vulnerable.

Far West issuers sold $90.7 billion of municipal bonds in 2016, a 8.5% increase over the prior year.

Former Securities and Exchange Commission chair Mary Jo White, who oversaw multiple first-of-their-kind enforcement actions in the municipal market, rejoined Debevoise & Plimpton as the firm's senior chair on Wednesday.

The Glades Correctional Development Corp. in south-central Florida said that it received a preliminary Internal Revenue Service determination that its 2006 bonds violate the private activity use test.

The IRS won't be issuing any rules or significant guidance for a while in the wake of President Trump's regulatory actions.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wants a higher gasoline tax to support up to $2.8 billion of road bonds.

Two corporate executives and lobbyists told treasurers meeting here on Monday that they are hearing positive things about municipal bonds from legislative staffers, but a senior tax staffer from the Senate Finance Committee said tax reform may slip into 2018.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. has agreed to pay a $250,000 fine after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority found rule violations including the failure to report accurate interest rate reset information for 251,507 variable rate demand obligation securities.

The Internal Revenue Service has determined that District of Columbia’s PILOT revenue bonds are taxable.

The looming closure of the State and Local Government Series, or SLGS, window on March 15, when the debt ceiling suspension is set to expire, introduces new transaction risks that must be properly and prudently managed.