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Muni Pride partners with Women in Public Finance-Chicago, GFOA and NABL on two separate Chicago events.

"Further declines could weaken New York's tax revenue from the securities industry and have repercussions for our state and city budgets," said New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Officials from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board said that adhering to the Financial Data Transparency Act may make things more complicated.

The proposed spending plan includes the first chunk of money from the city's new casino, which will support underfunded police and fire pensions.

Minutes from the September Federal Open Market Committee meeting were "not much of a market mover" Wednesday, said Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist and managing director at BMO Economics.

A "pillar of the public finance community," Gerdes' extensive career spanned many facets of the industry and he was instrumental in many major building and financing programs for clients.

"Financial markets are tightening up and they are going to do some of the work for us," Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said in a conversation moderated by Paul Ryan.

The Federal Reserve is expected to pause at its September meeting. Jeff Timlin, a managing partner at Sage Advisory, will join us on Sept. 21 to provide analysis of the meeting.

John Whitmire said one of his main priorities as mayor would be repairing and upgrading a decrepit, leaky water-distribution network.

Funds invested into risky private equity and real estate could flow into bonds

Vogel's more than three-decade career included his more recent span of 17 years at Neuberger Berman in New York City as a senior vice president beginning in 2006.

The board says the First Circuit should stop GoldenTree and Syncora's efforts to appoint a receiver.

Daly said the neutral interest rate — also known as R-star — may be higher now than it was before the pandemic

Despite recent improvements, "inflation remains well above the FOMC's 2% target. Domestic spending has continued at a strong pace, and the labor market remains tight," Bowman said Wednesday.

The largest authorization approved at the October meeting was the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency's $750 million of revenue bonds.

Treasury Department guidance allows funding for broadband enhancements, like boosting internet connectivity in public libraries or parks, improving internet coverage for students, and implementing public safety improvements.

Peter Lam has served as bond counsel to state and local issuers for public and privately placed bond issuances.

However, "a long-lasting bond market rally seems unlikely given major structural shifts of higher bond supply and on uncertainty with demand," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA.

A rising number of states levy a tax or fee on electric vehicles, but a new Senate bill would enact the first federal tax.

Puerto Rico's Treasury secretary says first quarter results are a good sign for fiscal stability.