A new year will mean new advertising rules and testing requirements for municipal advisors.

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, which would affect nonprofit hospital credits if it withstands appeal.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is establishing a formal Academic Program as part of its mission to support academic and other researchers.

Analyst Marc Joffe says bulk downloading should be free on EMMA.

The MSRB got a green light for tighter reporting rules for dealers as the regulator starts to monitor the municipal fund securities market.

A bill would extend the sunset date of the law allowing local governments to issue pension obligation bonds and OPEB bonds past Dec. 31.

Sen. John Kennedy blasted the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee meeting.

Rep. Steve Stivers plans to use the recruiting skills he honed as chair of the House GOP campaign arm to enlist new members of the bipartisan Municipal Finance Caucus in the next Congress.

Richard Li, a public debt specialist for the city of Milwaukee, said too much cybersecurity disclosure can become a road map for hackers.

Richard Gounaud, accused by the SEC of participation in a muni bond "flipping" scheme, claimed the use of the slang term created unfair bias.

Gov. Nathan Deal said tax revenue collections fell 0.7%, though year-to-date collections are up nearly 7%.

Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday addressed confusion among issuers, broker-dealers and investors regarding disclosure.

Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren co-founded the group in March 2016 with Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, who will continue as the Democratic co-chair.

Todd Barker was one half of a duo the SEC said engaged in a $62 million fraudulent senior housing bond scheme.

Moody’s said the plant closure would have “a pronounced negative effect on Trumbull County’s economy.”

Market groups welcomed the MSRB’s announcement of EMMA’s readiness.

Now that the SEC has approved the MSRB's proposal to require MA principals to pass a new exam, a content outline and pilot program are on the horizon.

The Mojave Desert city will soon be current on bonds that led the city to a bond fraud settlement with the SEC.

SIFMA and BDA responded to the MSRB's request for comment on muni indices and benchmarks, and transparency was a major theme.

The lame duck session of Congress that convened this week may include passage of a tax bill released Monday night by Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, the outgoing chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.