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The layoffs will mean a hit to basic services and the cancellation or delay of projects.

"I've always really enjoyed what I do," said Henry, who began doing legal work involving municipal securities in 1981.

School districts across Missouri face uncertainty over certification of their bond measures in light of a statute requiring a precise public notice window.

"Market volatility is likely to pick up, but the latest development does not constitute an escalation in the trade war," according to UBS strategists.

The dueling lawsuits underscores the need for alternative dispute resolution in public-private partnership contracts, said a P3 attorney.

Without the increase U.S. Virgin Islands matching funds bonds would have defaulted in the next few years, some observers said.

California local, state and federal officials blasted the Trump administration and congressional GOP for blocking supplemental recovery aid after the wildfires.

The budget traveled a bumpy road before a package of spending bills won final passage just days before the July 1 start of fiscal 2026.

Markets are "tilting to a risk-off posture as participants brace for the chance of Trump tariff-sparked turbulence in the coming hours and days," said José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers.

The policy shift may crowd out some projects, warned Baruch Feigenbaum, senior managing director of transportation policy at Reason Foundation.

Housing advocates are celebrating the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill for the boost in Low Income Housing Tax Credits which is projected to boost the use of private activity bonds.

JP Zaptin has joined Baird where he will establish a municipal trading desk

Moody's expects enplanements at the facility will remain below the low end of its former projections.

New Hampshire Supreme Court found that the state doesn't spend enough on education, but upheld the education property tax system.

The Alpine School District deal will finance school buildings in a part of the district that will be split off into a separate entity in July 2027.

The county commission said it hopes to regain Moody's ratings this fall.

Market participants launched the largest lobbying effort in recent memory to protect municipal bonds and got what they wanted as the tax-exemption survived.

UST yields rose across the curve in response to the employment report with the two-year rising nearly 10 basis points while municipals largely ignored the moves and ratios fell as a result.

Oregon Department of Transportation leaders said they will begin layoffs Monday after lawmakers adjourned without passing a transportation funding bill.

"If you are seeking the services of a municipal advisor, it would be helpful to use the term municipal advisor in your RFP/Qs," said Sanchez, director of the SEC's Office of Municipal Securities.