Munis

The IRS announcement of an advisory committee shuffle has some lawyers nervous.

An appellate court denied a request to reconsider an August ruling that effectively ended a long-running appeal of the county's Chapter 9 case.

Public finance cases represented 3% of the SEC's enforcement actions the past fiscal year.

The state Supreme Court upheld the use of state lottery funds for charter schools.

The muni market continued its recent trend of weakening everyday, while the October labor data was strong, with nonfarm payrolls jumping to 250,000 versus the expected number of 190,000.

Supporters of two higher education bond referendums say they will improve student recruitment and tackle the state's workforce challenges.

Dominion Energy said its management offer can be structured to preserve Santee Cooper’s tax-exempt status.

Next month's event may also give attendees a rare chance to hear about muni issues directly from every commissioner.

Detroit will issue $112 million of new money GO bonds and is also considering issuing refunding bonds in December.

Three areas are new additions to the work plan of the Tax Exempt and Government Entities Business Operating Division, IRS officials said.

FINRA found, and the SEC upheld, muni and other rule that violations Thaddeus North failed to prevent as chief compliance officer.

The $33.4 billion of issuance — the second-biggest monthly total of the year — did little to raise hopes for a fourth-quarter resurgence.

Laws forcing the Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority to reduce tolls limit the agency's access to the bond market, its officials say.

The Treasury Department Inspector General for Tax Administration plans to audit the IRS' use of a much-feared enforcement tool under which it can impose penalties for the misconduct of municipal bond transaction participants such as underwriters, lawyers, municipal advisors or their firms.

The memo appears to respond to a March 29 written request by the National Association of Bond Lawyers to Christie Jacobs, director of the IRS Indian Tribal Governments/Tax Exempt Bonds Office to clarify the new law.

After recession-driven trouble, the authority's reserve is more than $300 million, said Donna Manuelli, its chief financial officer.

In addition to the local bond measures, voters will also decide seven governor's races and a Missouri fuel tax.

The first meeting for several new board members included discussions with other regulators and groups, the MSRB said Monday.

School districts again dominate November's local bond questions, but some but cities and counties are offering large debt proposals.

The district chopped off more than two percentage points, thanks to new state aid and pension help