Muni Think

With so much attention on job growth from both the outgoing and new administrations, we take a look at what the data, through the end of 2016, tells us about the employment situation relative to our population.

Although the updated guidance could benefit from revisions or clarification of certain provisions that weren't addressed, it provides welcome guidance for issuers and 501(c)(3) borrowers entering into management contracts.

States that rely heavily on exports to foreign countries are worth a closer look as the Trump administration considers its next steps on its promise to change trade policy.

The warning signs can reveal themselves in historic audited financials, when combined with more timely economic data.

The Trump administration's seeming enthusiasm for investment in public infrastructure has breathed new life into discussions of the topic, Bracewell practitioners Charles Almond and George Felcyn write in a commentary.

Following the Bridgegate scandal, there's been another political collision in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's world.

While the Securities and Exchange Commission's Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initiative may be done, it seems the enforcement division is not.

We take a deeper look at material information that is reasonably accessible that should be disclosed at or before the time of trade.

Calculations of the impact on municipal yields of tax rate cuts are a simplification of how prices are set in bond markets and should not be relied upon.

The IRS's Final Regulations represent a departure from current rules that will affect long-held practices for issuers, underwriters and financial advisors.