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Arun Kumar is chief technology officer at Socure, a digital identity verification and identity fraud prevention company.

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser declined to rule out tapping public money to renovate RFK Stadium to lure the NFL's Washington Commanders back to the city, though Council members are divided on the plan.

An investor-driven selloff followed the Los Angeles wildfires. ICE Data Services experts join to discuss the reaction, credit impact and growing role of climate risk data.

With eye-popping infrastructure needs, market participants discussed how this will influence issuers' plans, from demand to disclosure.

Kathryn Eskandarian is the chief financial officer at Visual Lease, where she oversees the organization's financial operations and general administration functions, including IT, legal and human resources. Appointed as VL's CFO in July 2023, Eskandarian has been instrumental in helping the organization grow and scale successfully. She is a CPA registered in New Jersey and has a B.S. in accounting from William Paterson University.

Texas officials are eying ways to protect a massive state-funded school property tax cut from being eroded by local bond issues and tax increases.

PFM, Ramirez & Co. and other advisory firms are adding to rosters of municipal finance experts as the tax exemption hangs in the balance.

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Mahlet Makonnen is a principal at the law firm Williams & Jensen.

Mike Goosay, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income at Principal Asset Management, breaks down the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Chair Powell's press conference and the SEP.

"This week's rate volatility made muni trading challenging as Treasury rates have been moving up and down abruptly on the back of inflation releases and tariff news," said Barclays strategist Mikhail Foux.

They say if the board continues its current approach there will be years more of litigation with outcomes showing the board's positions are "baseless."

Evan Metter is a principal in the KPMG Human Capital Advisory practice. Over the last 20 years he has operated as a human capital practitioner and then a consultant to some of the most complex organizations through multiple cycles of change and disruption. From designing programs and organization structures through reimaging the employee experience, Evan is an energetic leader bringing ideas together to advance the vitality and impact of human capital in the workplace.

Mitchell spent 20 years at J.P. Morgan before joining InspereX.

With questions and analysis still swirling around a deadly crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, concerns arise about enplanement levels, traffic patterns, and credit ratings affecting the region's major airports.