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The U.S. central bank should only raise interest rates once this year but keep going with its plan to gradually shrink the balance sheet, said Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and one of the Fed’s more dovish policy makers.

Emily Brock, director of GFOA’s federal liaison center, said restoration of advance refundings and increasing the limit on bank qualified debt to $30 million also are among the legislative priorities for 2019.

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers jumped into the debate about negative interest rates, signing onto a paper that gives the policy a damning review.

Morgan Stanley has hired the former NPFG official as an executive director of credit analysis within the municipal capital solutions group.

Municipal enforcement cases including SEC vs. Dwayne Edwards are among those that have been halted.

Comptroller Glenn Hegar projects a record $119.1 billion of revenue heading into the 2019 legislative session.

Municipal bonds were stronger at mid-session ahead of this week’s chunky new issue supply slate.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is looking to fill five spots for its Board of Directors, important roles influencing the municipal market.

The holidays are over and the muni bond market gets set to go back to work.

So-called prearranged trading has the potential to do harm to the muni market and land broker-dealer firms in trouble, according to new MSRB draft guidance.

The House approved rules changes Thursday that include restoration of the so-called Gephardt rule that links passage of the annual budget resolution to a debt ceiling increase.

Alderman Edward M. Burke, who held sway over the city's bond deals for decades, resigned with key pieces of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's agenda still pending.

The legislature is exploring improvements to tax collection forecasting to better align the state’s spending priorities.

Municipals were slightly weaker Friday in sympathy with Treasuries following a robust jobs report.

Skeptics question the reliability of the new design and New York MTA's ability to execute the project cheaply and efficiently.

The new office staffed by veteran banker Greg Vahrenberg will focus on Kansas and Missouri issuers.

Investor worries about volatility in the stock market helped keep alive the muni rally on Thursday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday commissioned a "less invasive" alternative to New York's nearly $500 million Canarsie Tunnel repair project.

A federal judge struck down New York State's newly enacted opioid tax, creating a potential budgetary challenge for the state as Gov. Andrew Cuomo gears up to unveil his next fiscal plan.

The economy and several pending court cases may also determine the progress of the historic debt restructuring in 2019.