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Otero County commissioners approved an agreement with the federal immigration agency to avert a bond default despite a state law banning such contracts.

Acting Director Sam Waldon "will be a steady hand for the division during this period, including for municipal securities-related enforcement activity," said Kathleen Marcus, a partner at Stradling.

Upper and Lower Basin states are at odds over post-2026 operations for the drought-stricken river, raising litigation risks and highlighting credit uncertainty.

The order from U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV was issued at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday. 

Ajay Pathak and Bill Reisner will co-lead a differentiated healthcare practice in Stifel's public finance group.

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.