Operators of Texas nursing homes will make another attempt to boost reimbursement rates in the 2019 Legislature as the state's "silver tsunami" gains momentum.

The choice appears to reaffirm U.S. regulators' commitment to the international standards-setting body.

After last week's revelations about alleged wrongdoing by CMEEC officers, the issuer has appointed a special committee to oversee its own investigation.

Once a high-profile story of fiscal mismanagement, D.C. is now providing an example other large cities are exploring for themselves.

Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative officials allegedly used CMEEC funds for lavish trips to the Kentucky Derby and a luxury golf resort in West Virginia.

Treasurer Denise Nappier said a lottery revenue infusion and asset transfers could pump $3 billion into the Teachers' Retirement Fund.

Gov.-elect Laura Kelly will enjoy rising revenues and prospects for Medicaid expansion but still faces a GOP-dominated legislature.

Underwriters and issuers alike have complained about the nature of disclosures under current guidance to the MSRB's rule G-17.

The Senate's approval of the Kansas banking commissioner leaves the board with two remaining seats to fill as the administration's nominees for the vacancies await votes.

A federal court imposed an unusually stiff financial penalty and a lifetime ban against the already-jailed Christopher St. Lawrence.

The goal of a rating agency is to facilitate commerce and to protect investors, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s CEO James Nadler. He and managing director William Cox also discuss the effort to foster a healthy dialogue with investors. John Hallacy is host.

Distinguishing abusive `pennying' from less insidious behavior is key, dealers told the MSRB.

Gov. Pete Ricketts, who won re-election last Tuesday, has said that expansion costs will be covered by existing revenue.

Examiners found that Mark Stewart Saunders was improperly relying on permission from a customer's daughter.

The Senate is poised to confirm Kansas Banking Commissioner Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board. But the nominations for the two other open seats are still in limbo.

The board stands by its chief economist's conclusions after criticism from the Bond Dealers of America.

The MSRB should tread carefully in basing future research or rulemaking on its July study of secondary market spreads, BDA said.

Todd Barker appears prepared to have negotiated a monetary settlement with the SEC, while Dwayne Edwards plans to contest the SEC's motion in court.

The split in our government may enhance chances of infrastructure legislation, dash hopes for Tax Cut 2.0, and leave the muni tax exemption at risk.

Kyle Glazier is the new Washington bureau chief of The Bond Buyer. He succeeds longtime bureau chief Lynn Hume, who has retired after more than three decades on the job.