Bonds

Emrich is a longtime credit and bond analyst in the municipal securities market.

Two town officials also received civil penalties totaling $35,000 and were ordered to resign and be temporarily barred from employment with Ramapo, N.Y.

Senate and House Appropriations Committees appropriate more funds for certain transportation and housing programs after the president sought cuts to or elimination of the programs.

The 13-year-old Real-Time Transaction Reporting System has undergone a three-year re-engineering process.

The District of Columbia was praised for tackling the funding needs for maintaining its critical infrastructure by a rating agency concerned about deferral of such maintenance by states and local governments.

Bruising political fights over Obamacare and tax reform may have killed the chances for Trump's infrastructure plan, leaving state and local governments to lead the way.

The U.S. infrastructure system looks remarkably backwards to many international eyes, and threatens the economy in the long run, experts said on Wednesday.

A deal struck between House and Senate leaders could lead to a vote as soon as next week on a banking bill that would classify munis as high-quality liquid assets and make them more attractive investments for banks.

The fiscal Oversight Board estimates $62 billion of disaster relief funding from federal and private sources will boost the island’s economy for the next few years.

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico approved the plan by a 6-1 vote Thursday after negotiations with the commonwealth’s government failed.