Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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Sens. Manchin and Schumer's long-elusive deal on a energy, climate and tax bill includes no muni-friendly items or SALT reform.
July 28 -
The SEC’s Public Finance Abuse Unit has brought four enforcement cases against municipal issuers this year, which signals a shift from the usual focus on underwriters and municipal advisors.
July 27 -
Public finance attorney and NABL board member Johnny Hutchinson has left Squire Patton Boggs to join Nixon Peabody as a partner.
July 26 -
The Miami metro area saw the most private-sector job growth among all metro areas in the state in June and year-over-year.
July 25 -
Park View School Inc., a charter school operator in Prescott Valley, has filed for bankruptcy following years of financial mismanagement and a lawsuit from the SEC.
July 21 -
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell recently sold more than $1 million of municipal bonds issued by various entities across the U.S. as tough new ethics rules took effect for central bank officials in the wake of a trading scandal last year.
July 21 -
The 2023 fiscal year chair, vice chair and four new members will be announced after the meeting and the board will adopt its FY 2023 budget.
July 20 -
Inflationary-driven challenges pose a drag on hospitals’ fiscal recovery from the pandemic with short-, mid-, and long-term action needed.
July 20 -
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s wholesale refusal to back the climate and tax measures in Democrats’ Build Back Better bill deals a final blow to any hopes of passing any provisions of the muni agenda before November.
July 15 -
Officials in New Mexico's state capital are fretting that late audited financials audit could lead the state to withhold state bond proceeds for city projects.
July 14 -
The disclosure from the Hampton County School District in Varnville, South Carolina provided no details on the status of the bonds, but the form itself indicates there is an audit underway.
July 11 -
Following the Supreme Court ruling in Carson v. Makin, states with bans on using bond proceeds for religious purposes may be forced to amend such laws.
July 8 -
Fitch Ratings said the upgrade reflects the city's improved operating performance due to a robust tax revenue rebound and management's proactive budgetary actions.
July 7 -
Lanza said the "time was right" to return to the private sector.
July 6 -
S&P Global Ratings says that without funding reform, New Jersey's pension system may continue to negatively impact the state's credit outlook for decades.
July 1 -
Puerto Rico-based Ocean Capital is trying to gain control of several local tax-free income funds by electing members to the funds' board of directors, but current board members have refused to give up their seats.
June 30 -
Karl K. Klessig provided a fraudulent loan document and forged a signature in an application last year to acquire control of Golden Pacific Bancorp, according to the Federal Reserve.
June 24 -
The airport benefits from growing population “that skew[s] young and wealthy,” the rating agency said.
June 21 -
The acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America in February was cited for the downgrade along with City of Hope's financial weakness over the past two years.
June 17 -
It's the third time this month that the SEC has announced charges against city officials for disclosure-related violations.
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