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The FOMC's decision to "hold rates steady while signaling only two cuts this year was a subtle but powerful shift," said James Pruskowski, CIO at 16Rock Asset Management.

Florida lawmakers passed a state budget and approved plans to pay off $830 million of debt in fiscal 2026 in advance of maturity.

Kathleen C. Engel is Research Professor of Law at Suffolk University Law School.

The rock-bottom prices show the risks of a high-yield market where liquidity is famously limited.

A colleague called the Florida-based lawyer "an institution" in the public finance community

Housing advocates are cheering the Senate's embrace of expanding Low Income Housing Tax Credits which ensures a volume increase and reduces a key bond threshold test.

Under the agreement, the NBA's Thunder will play for at least 25 years in an arena that will be largely financed by a sales tax revenue bond sale later this year.

A growing rainy-day fund helped Alaska win a Moody's Ratings upgrade, bringing the state's issuer and general obligation bond ratings to Aa2 from Aa3.

Deals from two small Michigan cities show how bond-funded improvements are used to keep up with water infrastructure replacement needs.

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Tom Kozlik said he was particularly concerned about the impact of a scaled-back FEMA on issuers in the Southeast.

"We expect no change to rates but [for the Federal Open Market Committee] to continue to signal that rate cuts should still be expected," said Cooper Howard, a fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab.

The action stems from conduct that occurred from 2020-2023, FINRA alleged.

White, who served as CEO of the financial advisory firm for over three decades before retiring at the end of 2011, passed away on Friday.

Adam Tahir, CPA, is a strategist at Bizora, an AI-powered tax research and compliance platform built specifically for CPAs and tax professionals.

Katerina Brahy is vice president of product and engagement at Maps Credit Union, a member-owned financial cooperative based in Oregon. She is currently researching how "relational risk" shapes loyalty, decision-making and long-term relevance in financial systems.

Hillman is part of a spate of hirings deepening the firm's presence in certain regions and the transportation sector. 

Kevin C. Gillen holds positions as both a senior research fellow with the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation and an adjunct professor of finance at Drexel University. His research is concentrated on applied work in the analysis of real estate developments and operation of real estate markets, including their fiscal, economic and financial implications. He holds a doctorate in economics.