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Nelson Pérez Méndez will become the interim Secretary of the Treasury.

S&P's outlook revision to positive means there is a one-in-three chance the state could have its AA-plus rating upgraded to AAA over the next two years.

The firm settled charges with FINRA over failing to include the Non-Transaction Based Compensation indicator for 91,059 reports of municipal securities transactions over a five year period.

When it comes to sectors, Miller said he likes charter schools, healthcare, land-secured debt and some industrial revenue bond positions.

Interest rate risk, stagnant bond volume, loss of revenue and a looming presidential election top the industry's concerns for 2024.

The current property insurance crisis in several states may dramatically shorten the climate risk horizon for municipal investors. The municipal market's relaxed attitude toward climate risk may be seriously challenged in the years ahead.

The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday saw its issuer rating and debt ratings from Moody's Investors Service elevated a notch to Ba1 from Ba2.

The top two municipal bond insurers wrapped $31.845 billion in 2023, up 10.4% from the $28.847 billion of deals in 2022, according to Refinitiv data.

The shortfall Gavin Newsom says his budget must close is $30 billion less than the deficit forecast by the Legislative Analyst's Office in November.

Affordable housing expert Marian Zucker retired on Dec. 1 as head of S&P Global Rating's housing group after over 40 years of working in the public and private sectors of the municipal bond industry.

Governor says the money would be used to get through the slow winter revenue months.

The December consumer price index came in slightly stronger than expected, perhaps eliminating the possibility of a rate cut in March, analysts said.

The D.C.-area agency, unique among mass transit systems in that it has no dedicated operating funding, faces the same challenges as other transit agencies: fewer riders and federal support.

A January 29th IRS deadline could spur tax legislation

Roughly 70% of the grants will go to projects in disadvantaged areas.

Insurance companies and banks have collectively reduced their municipal bond holdings by $102 billion, or 10% in just nine months in 2023.

There were several ways Adaje could integrate ficc.ai's offerings into its system, the most impactful would be tender offering analyses, said Dan Silva, Adaje CEO.

"It is a torpedo into one of the safest, most secure pension systems in the United States, if not the world," said North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell.

The one-year was cut up to eight basis points, depending on the scale.

John Fleming, a four-term congressman and former Trump administration official, took office as state treasurer. Jeff Landry of the GOP was sworn in as governor.