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A fresh debate on the debt ceiling could come as soon as December, as Congress also faces deadlines on surface transportation and stopgap government funding.

Another correctional facility avoids a private business use tax penalty.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers' new president intends to focus the group's efforts and provide support for infrastructure legislation in Washington.

The presence of unregistered — and potentially unqualified — advisors providing municipal advisory services to state and local governments and other municipal entities is a cause for concern and greater regulatory scrutiny.

Amendments would make it "impossible" to enact the Plan of Adjustment because the cost would be too high.

While move-outs still outpace move-ins, the rate at which people are leaving has slowed and returned to near pre-pandemic patterns. A return by workers to offices is also rising, but occupancy in the city remains lower than almost all major metropolitan areas in the U.S. except for San Jose and San Francisco in California.

Officials from multiple regulators came together on Thursday for a detailed discussion about municipal advisory regulation.

Puerto Rico House leadership wants a guarantee of no pension cuts and other incentives in a debt bill.

Erring on the side of caution and good documentation are key to managing conflicts of interest

What once seemed like an easy potential renomination for Powell has morphed into a problem for the White House as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, and progressive groups call into question the trading activity.

ICI reported $704 million of inflows, a $1.1 billion drop from the week prior, bringing the total to $76 billion year to date.

Swain said she would review the consistency of the proposed Plan of Adjustment with the certified fiscal plan in deciding whether to approve it.

The proposed guidance does not indicate any particular problems with compliance, the MSRB said.

The board wants the deadline for retail bondholders to vote on the Plan of Adjustment to remain Oct. 18.

A lawsuit accusing underwriter Stifel of negligence on one bond issue is pending and broader claims related to the financings are being considered.

FINRA said the firm failed to detect and resolve short positions in municipal securities

Per-pupil revenues and long-term debt spending are rising across the country

The IRS extension allowing TEFRA hearings to be completed over the phone through March 31, 2022, might well be extended even more, tax lawyers say.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida traded between $1 million and $5 million out of a bond fund into stock funds one day before Chair Jerome Powell issued a statement flagging possible policy action as the pandemic worsened, his 2020 financial disclosures show.

A huge investment in technology dominates the MSRB's budget.