Broker-dealer advocates believe the agency is over-regulating the industry.

Fitch analysts cited improved financial metrics, a full recovery on enplanements and great clarity on its capital program.

The Municipal Bonds for America Coalition, headed by the Bond Dealers of America, is putting its lobbying work into overdrive as tax reform begins to show its head as a major legislative priority.

Separately, Fitch raised Orlando's $159.87 million of Series 2017A senior tourist development tax revenue bonds, 6th-cent contract payments, to A from BBB.

While the SEC's cybersecurity rule does not apply to municipal issuers, there are a few points discussed in the Adopting Release that may be useful for municipal market participants. 

According to FINRA, the mispricing resulted in customer harm amounting to $44,927.83, on top of the $90,000 fine.

It's been two years since Dolton, Illinois, filed audited annual financials, and hints of fiscal stress include a threat to repossess police cruisers.

"The risk of future budgetary pressure is further elevated due to pension contributions falling short of their actuarially determined contribution amounts in each of the past three years and a relatively high level of unfunded pension liabilities," said S&P's Rob Marker.

The new guidance modifies rules that stretch back to 2005.

New MSRB Rule G-46 on the duties of solicitor municipal advisors goes into effect on March 1

"In Kentucky, we're working hard to ensure our place as a leader in economic development, and this growth in exports shows our efforts are succeeding," said Gov. Andy Beshear.

The Aggie bond legislation appears stuck in Congress.

The MSRB remains fully committed to its strategic goal of upholding public trust and looks forward to engaging with its stakeholders in the coming weeks.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's request for information on small firms has commenters divided over what rules should apply to small firms and how the board should go about instituting them.

The state's largest healthcare district by land mass is at risk of breaching financial covenants, according to Moody's Investors Service.

New laws, fines and agencies leveraging AI are poised to impact the munis industry throughout 2024.

Pensions funds are increasingly investing in riskier asset classes, with more than half their investments in 2022 in these, according to some estimates.

The board has initiated a review of the annual rate card process.

According to FINRA, the banking giant failed to close out 239 inter-dealer transactions in a timely manner as well as failing to take possession of 247 short positions.

Comments submitted to the SEC on the MSRB's amendments to Rule G-14 note how important exceptions for manual trades and limited trading activity are in the move to a one-minute reporting standard.