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An IRS letter ruling in 2016 affirmed that so-called platform employers such as Uber and Lyft have a special safe harbor for not issuing 1099s for drivers until they hit $20,000 in income or 200 transactions .

The Otero, N.M., County Board of Commissioners is suing a major Albuquerque-based law firm for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.

The tax overhaul and rising rates started to bolster demand, partly offsetting the decline in issuance.

The 50 City Council members will ultimately have to sign off on new revenue needed to achieve actuarial funding.

The debt issuance by Worcester, Massachusetts, to build a minor-league baseball stadium will probably not affect the city’s credit quality, according to Moody's.

While S&P, Moody's and Fitch still provide ratings on about 92% of municipal bonds, market participants say they don’t rely on the rating agencies as they once did. Part 2 of The Bond Buyer’s series on the decade after the financial crisis.

Moody's Investors Service said Palmetto Health's integration with Greenville Health may result in a rating upgrade for Palmetto and a downgrade for Greenville.

The federal funds target should be raised to a neutral level, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Tuesday.

Municipals were stronger at mid-session as new supply started to trickle into the market.

The Puerto Rico Oversight Board has voted unanimously to ok a five-year fiscal plan that faces local government opposition.

Funding a major capital program increasingly with debt is a big challenge, said finance director Robert Foran.

Attracting companies like Amazon requires more than tax incentives, favorable regulations and other lures to which we can attach a dollar sign.

Moody's Investors Service lowered its outlook for the county's Aa1 rating.

Hurricane czar Alan Rubin of Blank Rome discusses the financing of resilience and recovery from extreme weather. Paul Burton hosts.

Service sector “activity softened in October,” according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond service-sector activity survey.

Manufacturing growth in the central Atlantic region “expanded moderately in October,” while prices accelerated.

The region's services sector expanded at a steady pace, as the general business conditions index grew to 37.6 in October from 37.4 in September,

Although there is no direct role for tax-exempt bonds in Opportunity Zones, municipalities are looking at them as a way to attract capital investment to economically distressed areas.

Puerto Rico bonds gained in a mixed muni market as a revised fiscal plan projected a bigger surplus.

The revised five-year fiscal plan projects increased disaster-related funding and slowing population decline through 2023.