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The HOME deal is being priced through the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, but carries ratings on par with the city's issuer ratings.

Educational institutions risk "hefty fines and other serious consequences, including potential loss of federal funding," should they fail to submit timely and complete data. 

A bill would make it easier for local governments in the area served by investor-owned PG&E to break off into public electricity utilities.

The Internal Revenue Service is proposing rule changes regarding the complex relationship between tax-exempt bonds, arbitrage and State and Local Government Series Securities.

Market Intelligence analyst Jeff Lipton assigns a stable yet guarded view to airport bonds, highlighting how gateways and large hubs can outperform as fuel costs, travel demand and geopolitical risk evolve — while investors sharpen focus on leverage, rate recovery and cyber defenses.

FEMA must speed its very slow disbursement of aid, many observers say.

The hires come a month after Barnes announced it had hired nearly all of Ballard Spahr's top-ranked public finance team.

At least two local agencies missed debt service payments after the Cook County, Illinois, treasurer's office was unable to issue property tax bills on time.

The rules could lengthen the procurement timeline for some projects.

The Government Finance Officers Association is providing comments on the U.S. Treasury Department's proposal to establish a new record keeping system for certain financial assistance programs.

Lucas Janda and Eduardo Cabrera have joined Nickel Hayden Advisors, bringing its staff of registered municipal advisors to seven, the Austin, Texas-based firm announced.

The audit did not quell calls for greater transparency and oversight for the authority as it continues a bond-financed expansion program.