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Former WMATA CFO Yetunde Olumide has joined the MSRB as its chief financial officer.

Major cuts to property tax revenue could push cities and counties to turn to less stable forms of revenue like sales taxes, analysts say.

"Compliance should never feel like a game of gotcha," SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said.

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Current events and financial developments outside of the muni sector mean that investors should hold off buying munis until rates correct, said Matt Fabian, president of Municipal Market Analytics.

A plan before county commissioners to put a 0.625% permanent sales tax on the April ballot to complete a bond-financed jail project failed to advance.

Native American Tribes are culling through new rules from the U.S. Treasury Department that could boost economic development.

A letter outlining the industry's priorities marks the PFN's first official act under a new nonprofit status.

Greg Goldberg jumped over from RBC Capital Markets to help Raymond James expand its public finance housing practice.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to keep funding level as the state loses financial support from the federal government and Trump administration.

Governors plan to cut taxes and expand school vouchers across many of the Midwest's Republican-led states in fiscal year 2027.

The rates market is "on edge" as global fiscal and geopolitical pressures collide, said James Pruskowski, managing director at Hennion & Walsh.

Republican Ken Paxton said his first-of-its-kind legal opinion aims to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in the Lone Star State.

Indiana looks to entice the National Football League's Chicago Bears to move to northwest Indiana by offering state-backed bonds to fund a new stadium.

Another government shutdown later this month may be averted.

"I was disappointed that it didn't go further," said Peg Henry, who launched a municipal securities legal consulting and expert witness services business last year.

Moody's cited the enterprise's exceptional cash position and strong debt service coverage.

Counties are onboard with proposed FEMA reform that's currently gaining no traction in the Senate as smaller locales that don't issue bonds struggle with delayed disaster relief.

Fitch's three-notch senior bond downgrade reflects "substantial credit risk."

The state's Democratic governor and Republican-controlled legislature are at odds over how much to conform with federal tax changes enacted last year.