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Public finance issuers are taking an increased interest in the applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technology, and it is entering the market in multiple ways.

Gavin Newsom lauded the $15 billion approved by lawmakers for climate change, but transportation was left out in the cold.

Judge Swain said she would rule on Sept. 30 on extending the Oct. 4 deadline for voting.

The Oversight Board must lobby Congress and the Biden administration to take a hard stance and pass a new federal debt limit for Puerto Rico, like the one repealed in 1961.

U.S. Treasuries sold off by double digits while municipals cut levels by one to three basis points. Refinitiv Lipper reported another $1.55 billion of inflows for the 29th consecutive week.

Both S&P Global Ratings and Moody's Investors Service lifted their outlooks, citing a rebound from pandemic-driven budget pressures.

Making the Federal Reserve's Municipal Liquidity Facility a permanent emergency lending program would be “valuable and forward thinking," Connecticut Treasurer Shawn Wooden told a House subcommittee.

Municipals continue to stay in their own lane. ICI reported $1.4 billion of inflows in the 28th consecutive week.

Gov. Pedro Pierluisi signed increases into law on Tuesday but economists are skeptical they will help the island's economy.

New leaders could create a joint blueprint while sidestepping another fiscal cliff, said Peter Goldmark, a major player when the city nearly went bankrupt.

Data released Tuesday reflected a murky picture on the strength of the economy, but the market’s eyes were fixed on the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting in Washington, D.C.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to use $1.3 billion of the city's $1.9 billion in coronavirus relief aid to make up for lost revenues.

Rachael Fauss of watchdog organization Reinvent Albany has a wish list for New York's new governor, Kathy Hochul, that includes a culture shift in budgeting. "We don't want to see business conducted in the dead of night." Paul Burton hosts. (15 minutes).

Muni advisors can dialogue with regulators on key obligations from multiple perspectives

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has published its strategic goals for the next four years, which includes the launch of EMMALabs, moving all of its data systems to the cloud and updating its rulemaking guidance.

The commowealth is flush with cash but still managing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The board sent mixed signals on a possibility of deal with legislature on pension cuts.

Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Friday the House will vote next week on the debt ceiling as well as a must-pass stopgap spending measure.

Concerns range from frayed infrastructure to better communication in the face of the deadly flash flooding that caught the city by surprise in storm Ida.

The local government is trying to apply pressure on the board to get its way on the Plan of Adjustment.