The MSRB will retire 15 pieces of guidance, though those will still be available online for historical purposes.

A jump in oil prices and federal relief has increased the likelihood Alaska will continue judicious draws on its permanent fund.

There’s not much difference in the criteria S&P Global uses to rate general obligation debt issued by cities and GO debt issued by states.

The board had planned to abolish the requirement that MAs advising on competitive deals apply for CUSIP numbers, but has now decided to keep the rule as is.

The new director will be familiar with pay-to-play enforcement and public accounting fraud, which are important in the muni space.

A case settled this week was the first brought in decades by FINRA for a rule violation on quotations.

A year after its S&P outlook turned negative, Oklahoma is back to a stable position on strong financial management during COVID.

The agenda includes discussion of possible changes to MSRB Rule G-10, on investor and municipal advisory client education and protection.

The administrative shuffle also means that Edward Killen, who had been promoted to Acting Commissioner of TEGE, will return to the role of deputy.

The EPA would be responsible for administering the new grant program, should it become reality.

Still, Moody's on Tuesday revised its outlook on the New York MTA's primary transportation revenue bond credit to stable from negative while affirming its A3 rating.

S&P raised CPS' junk rating by one notch, saying federal funds will boost an "already positive financial trajectory."

Three House Democrats say they won’t support tax hikes unless the Biden tax plan includes a repeal of the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.

Tax-exempt bonds issued for a private hospital system in Honolulu fell further into junk territory with S&P Global Ratings downgrading the bonds to CCC from B-minus.

Other detention centers and prisons operating near the U.S.-Mexico border have undergone similar IRS audits the last couple of years in which issuers have agreed to convert their bonds from tax-exempt to taxable.

Jeffrey Fladell, who retired from RBC Capital Markets in 2017, agreed to pay that fine while neither admitting nor denying FINRA's charges.

Alan Skelton previously served as state accounting officer for the state of Georgia, a position that is equivalent to state comptroller in other states.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is requesting comment on requiring more written disclosure from solicitor municipal advisors, which make up just 19% of all MA firms.

The pair of unregistered brokers will pay over $2 million in civil penalties.

In two municipal bond transactions, Aegis Capital Corp. sold to its customers at prices that were 40% higher than the market rate.