Municipal disclosure

Missouri's GOP-dominated legislature passed a budget, and plans a special session to consider disciplinary action against the first-term Republican governor.

The commonwealth's web portal enables tracking general-fund balance in real time, among other features.

Build America Mutual's Les Richmond said that state and local governments might want to consider their disclosure obligations in the light of the more robust risk assessments they'll soon begin getting from their actuaries.

Credit analysts, bond attorneys and issuers are among those reacting to the increasing risk computer crime poses to governments.

A new law will convert local government CAFRs into a digital format, making statistics more readily available at low cost.

Officials want to cast the state's fiscal health in a more positive light even as offering documents lay out a starker assessment.

As the Electronic Municipal Market Access website enters its second decade, look for a series of investor-focused enhancements, including streamlined design and more intuitive navigation.

The new site is designed to drive investment in the Massachusetts capital.

The launch of the new website came shortly after a second upgrade to investment grade.

Cities deny NAM charge that they committed securities fraud by failing to adequately address climate risk in their muni bond official statements.

Detroit's plan to pay off some bankruptcy-related debt early should save $11.7 million.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board must conduct a test of its business continuity and disaster recovery plans at least once every 12 months.

Analysts have noticed a definite hesitance of issuers to talk to them one-on-one and blame the MSRB's market advisory warning issuers against revealing material information to select investors.

The firm announced a $10 million investment and landed California, the muni market's largest issuer, as a client.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board wants to prepare broker-dealers for a forthcoming seismic regulatory change.

BondLink's websites are designed to provide ongoing disclosure about issuers.

While the SEC’s MCDC initiative concluded in 2016, its shadow continues to lurk over the municipal bond market.

The Conservative Enterprise Institute sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe will establish its second-largest public finance team in Houston with more than two dozen hires from Andrews Kurth Kenyon.

Robert Feyer passed the baton to Bryan Victor as lead bond counsel for the largest municipal bond issuer.