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The muni market enters this year from a relative position of strength, said Jeff Lipton, managing director and head of municipal research and strategy at Oppenheimer.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is coming under fire from broker-dealer and municipal advisor groups for what those groups see as an opaque process.

Musalem, an economist, is a former executive vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Fitch Ratings said the trajectory of the city's AA rating could depend on how Mayor John Whitmire, who took office this week, resolves the years-long impasse over firefighter pay.

This year has favorable potential for 1Q activity, noting an unusually large scheduled reinvestment potential in January and February, including $19 billion of maturities plus calls in January and $24.9 billion in February, noted MMA's Matt Fabian.

A deal to provide more money for defaulted AES bonds is also under way.

Citizens Property Insurance Corp. reported that private insurance companies assumed 650,399 policies from the state's last-resort carrier in 2023.

Arbitrage is in play, IRS budget boost is uncertain, stepped-up enforcement concerns remain

"A soft landing is increasingly conceivable but in no way inevitable," Barkin, who will vote on policy decisions this year, said in the text of a speech Wednesday.

The regulator is looking for three tech savvy compliance experts.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is gearing up for its change to a one minute reporting window, slated for the first quarter of the year.

Municipal bond issuance in the Lone Star State totaled $59 billion in 2023, spurred by utility rate securitizations and school bonds.

The MTA's public review process on congestion pricing plan started Wednesday and will run through March 11. The MTA will also hold four hybrid virtual and in-person public hearings.

Some general fund spending will be shifted to bonds to help the state meet priorities like housing and healthcare, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced.

Newark Liberty, John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia airports remain on track to see their busiest year ever as 132 million passengers have passed through in 2023.

Higher income tax collections, mainly from corporations, have contributed to the higher than expected revenue, for the period that began on July 1.

The list of regulations coming into effect next year, as well the expected Supreme Court decision on how the SEC uses its enforcement powers is paving the way for a landmark year.

An appeals court is considering the arguments after bondholders lost in the lower court.

At the ceremony, Patronis announced the State Board of Administration plans to make a sizable new purchase of Israel bonds.

Bond Buyer Executive Editor Kyle Glazier discusses the coming year in D.C. with Bond Dealers of America's Brett Bolton. (15 minutes)