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GAO says Congress should consider giving SEC penalty authority over issuers, stripping Puerto Rico's triple-tax exemption,and expanding investor protection.

The federal the clean water and drinking water state revolving funds remain woefully underfunded, ASCE President Kristina Swallow told lawmakers.

Hawaii's dramatic spring has brought torrential rains, mudslides, volcanic eruptions and lava flows.

The municipal market and its participants were peppered with deals during what will go down as the week’s busiest day.

The City Council urged greater transparency and an end to "frontloading" in its response to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s $89.06 billion fiscal 2019 executive budget.

The city expects to begin issuance in 2019 and continue pricing deals over five years.

School bond supporters received favorable results for the biggest three proposals.

School districts and the Chicago Civic Federation slammed Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget plan Wednesday.

The new chief investment officer of the $34 billion Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds will begin his duties Monday.

A muni advisor and his firm defrauded a school district in south Texas, lying to it to gain business and failing to disclose a conflict of interest.

The municipal market and its participants are prepped and ready for what should be the busiest day of the week, as the two largest negotiated deals hit the market.

The Government Finance Officers Association's new president does not see its top goals changing this year.

Louisiana plans to ask firms if their policies “infringe on the constitutionally protected rights” of citizens to lawfully keep and bear arms.

The Federal Reserve is close to meeting its dual mandate, and while he expects inflation to run higher than 2% for a while, it won’t cause the Fed to respond aggressively, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Wednesday.

Companies' day-to-day interactions with the capital markets could be better exploited through the adoption of enterprise-wide reputation risk management strategies and the deployment of insurance products that validate the effectiveness of those practices.

Traffic jams and a lack of parking spaces are among the city problems that have put light rail back on investors' radar.

April was a pretty good month for the municipal bond market following the 30% drop in first quarter issuance, said a market expert.

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 on the nominations on Richard Clarida and Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board.

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the bills over the objection of Stockbridge bondholders.

The county, which encompasses Houston, can seek voter approval for a flood bond proposal that could exceed $2 billion.