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Lombard Securities and McDonald Partners agreed to pay fines after FINRA examiners found various violations of MSRB rules, including supervisory failures and trade reporting deficiencies.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy removed the outside law firm appointed by his predecessor, Chris Christie.

The justices and attorneys both sides in a case involving South Dakota all appeared to prefer action by Congress to regulate this area of interstate commerce that has been forced on the high court by legislative gridlock.

John Williams, who takes the helm of the powerful Federal Reserve Bank of New York in June, played down risks the yield curve would become inverted as the U.S. central bank gradually raises interest rates.

The municipal market is seeing several new deals hit the screens ahead of the big taxable deal from California.

Alternative funding strategies, collaborations and resiliency awareness were the buzzwords at an S&P housing conference in New York.

S&P Global Ratings still has the district well inside junk-bond territory at a B rating.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin struck a guardedly optimistic tone as he released a $567.3 million budget plan.

A banking industry official warned aldermen that some institutions would cut ties to the city if it enacted such an ordinance.

Prices received increased in April, to a level not seen in more than six years, while wage growth slowed.

Vicky Tsilas, who most recently headed branch 5 in the IRS chief counsel’s office for more than a year and a half, was involved in numerous rulemakings and guidance for municipal bonds.

Mayor Eric Garcetti painted a picture of a thriving Los Angeles yet called homelessness "the issue."

Muni market groups told the MSRB that its latest FAQs about municipal advisors need to more clearly integrate existing guidance from both the board and the SEC to avoid creating confusion.

Municipal bonds held were firm ahead of California's $2.2 billion taxable offering, which is being marketed to international investors.

A high court ruling on online sales taxes that favors the states “could gradually improve long-term revenue growth prospects,” Fitch said.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Richard Clarida, a respected economist and Pacific Investment Management Co. global strategic adviser, as vice chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Muni performance is looking good this month, as California gets set to sell $2.2 billion of taxable general obligation bonds.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said the central bank will stay on its gradual path of raising interest rates unless inflation moves up by “an appreciable margin.”

The 2017 top municipal bond issuer is bringing yet another two-billion dollar deal to market, this time around however California will be selling taxable bonds. The new tax legislation leaves the Golden State few options to refinance the 2009 bonds, but the taxable route should have the way for buyers overseas.

The rating actions came after the state agreed to assume the city's GO debt.