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"I'm grateful to the many members of the municipal marketplace I've been able to work with during my career and for the remarkable opportunities I've been given to contribute," Henry told The Bond Buyer.

Under Reynolds' leadership, Loop has grown into a full-service investment firm with more than 260 employees that's one of the world's largest minority or women-owned investment banking firms.

Zucker has over 46 years of experience in housing finance. He was the first chairman of the bond finance practice division of the Forum of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law of the American Bar Association.

Carey has worked on hundreds of innovative transactions that span a wide gamut of infrastructure sectors, from project finance and surface transportation to major stadiums and arenas across the country and Europe.

Meet this year's Rising Stars of municipal finance.

The turnpike authority will now seek reapproval from the Oklahoma Council of Bond Oversight before it can head to the municipal bond market.

"We believe that the most effective project delivery happens before your project even begins," said DOT Volpe Center Director Anne Aylward.

Her prolific coverage and willingness to share knowledge with local reporters brought transparency and accountability to Midwest public finance.

Florida's Division of Bond Finance clarifies the new statewide ban on ESG bonds.

As ESG issuance has grown around the globe, so have investor demands, international standards for it and regulatory rulemaking around it. Citi's Aoiffe McGarry and Fitch's Megan Neuburger discuss with The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk.

Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Securities is the seventh firm charged by the Commission for failing to comply with the appropriate disclosures in connection with the limited offering exemption.

Officials are assessing the damage wrought by the worst floods to hit the state since Hurricane Irene. Since then, the state has spent millions to climate-proof infrastructure.

"With this year's budget, we're creating a more future-ready Miami-Dade, building for today and investing in tomorrow," Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said.

The group of banks would pay $68 million to settle the lawsuit, which originally estimated damages at $340 million.

The plaintiff that brought the case on behalf of the state says the banks inflated interest rates through a private, invitation-only VRDO index that influenced SIFMA's weekly index.

Treasurer Dale Folwell said the law protects retirees' money from being used for what he called Wall Street's "wacktivist" agenda.

Through proposed SEC regulations, federal grants and cybersecurity insurance, areas of the public finance industry are adjusting to costly and omnipresent cyber threats. 

The Bond Markets and Racial Equity Project is an effort to center equity in municipal bond-funded investments.

"I got cut," he told The Bond Buyer. "I'm looking for a new job now."

After holding at its last meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee may decide to raise rates again in July.