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Barclays joins UBS and Citigroup in being prohibited from underwriting state and local government bonds under Texas laws aimed at protecting the fossil fuel and firearms industries.

The proposed amendments, which help to establish a residential supervisory location to help dealers better adapt to a post-COVID world, were approved at the MSRB's quarterly board meeting.

Stronger-than-expected economic numbers could boost bond issuance.

The ratings agency cited federal support and military spending on the island as keys to its decision.

The SEC has settled charges against Aon Investments and in a separate action, a former executive of the firm for misleading the Pennsylvania Public Employees' Retirement System.

In her State of the County address, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava unveiled plans to invest in housing, septic to sewer conversions, flood prevention, parks and other infrastructure.

As ridership remains low, investors are closely watching for new funding streams and credits like the MTA's planned congestion tax-backed bonds.

A letter co-sgned by Bond Dealers of America and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association urges the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to institute its 2024 rate card, for fear that reverting back to 2023 levels would be disruptive for dealers.

Inflation and mandate pressures are key factors that moved the outlook lower.

Infrastructure, housing and recovery efforts from the deadly Maui wildfires in August were a focal point of Hawaii Gov. Josh Green's State of the State speech.

Mayor John Whitmire expressed confidence in Melissa Dubowski's ability to guide the city through its financial challenges.

The trend toward paying down debt, as opposed to tender offers or refundings, to save money cuts across Red state/Blue state lines. New Jersey retired $500 million of debt to produce $160 million of savings.

While this appeal was rejected, the panel suggested bondholders could immediately file a new motion for relief.

SIFMA's Leslie Norwood joins Bond Buyer Executive Editor Kyle Glazier for a discussion about the regulatory and legislative outlook for broker-dealers. (17 minutes)

The new governor and concessionaire on the $2.1 billion P3 have reached a revised deal that will lower tolls and provide a 15% equity contribution to the local area.

Capital Markets Advisors and its co-principals Richard Ganci and Richard Tortora are caught up in a legal back and forth with the SEC over how MSRB Rule G-42 on conflicts of interest applies to their case.

SEC Muni Office Chief Dave Sanchez gave issuer officials some updates on implementation of the transparency law.

Bond parties say several parts of the original trust agreement support their lien on the authority's revenues.

Moody's Investors Service bumped Chicago's outlook to positive from stable, while affirming the city's Baa3 issuer and general obligation bond ratings.

The rulemaking board is prepping for a machine-readable future.