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Policymakers may not wait until their mid-month meeting and could act with other central banks.

With major projects in its future, Dallas Area Rapid Transit is making the most of record low rates in a $260 million bond sale.

Issuers tapping the market in uncertain times, but with certainty of low rates.

The longtime muni lobbyist is now BDA's vice president of policy and research, after having played a less formal role over the past year.

With each passing day, fears surrounding COVID-19 elevate as the equity sell-off pressed on. The biggest winners have and will continue to be muni issuers, as they are selling into a record low rate market.

SCE&G, and former SCANA executives, violated securities laws while overseeing the defunct V.C. Summer project, the SEC said.

The IRS has informally responded to a letter from NABL asking for a reduction in the high fee it charged for private letter rulings.

Taxable bonds and COVID-19 are two of the main catalysts that helped February municipal bond volume ascend to its highest level since at least 1986.

The Federal Reserve is monitoring the COVID-19 issue and its economic effects, according to a release from the central bank, attributed to Chairman Jerome Powell, released Friday.

Moody's Investors Service revised the outlook on Hurley Medical Center's Ba1 rating to positive from stable ahead of a $52 million sale.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the Fed is ready to act if the COVID-19 virus develops into a destabilizing force.

Spiotto, considered the "dean of municipal restructuring," died suddenly on Thursday.

After years of contentious state budget battles over NJ Transit, state Senate President Steve Sweeney is proposing a permanent funding solution.

Wisconsin Gov. Evers said he remains open to an income tax cut but only if it's accompanied with more education funding and property tax relief

Municipal market technicals were already driving performance and so the strong quality bid has deepened the rally across the curve as the asset class really didn’t need to grab the U.S. Treasuries coattails all that tightly.

A former Puerto Rico bankruptcy attorney says the firms have conspired to break the law so as to advance their financial interests over those of their clients.

Issuers of all sizes are taking advantage of the expanding taxable investor base — from institutions to international to SMAs — as the muni market evolves.

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli credits a data-driven platform with salvaging billions in revenue.

The Cleveland office, which will be led by Kevin Barry, is part of Hilltop Securities' ongoing expansion in the Midwest region.

Judge John Cooper told the Florida Department of Transportation to increase Garcon Point Bridge tolls after FDOT failed to follow his order to do so in December.